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प्रश्न
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
Which ................?
Black slacks are not allowed in school.
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उत्तर
slacks are not allowed in school
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Verbs - singular or plural
Look at the following two sentences. Which one is correct?
a) The jury were divided in their opinion.
b) The jury was unanimous in their decision.
Jury is a collective noun. Whenever there is a sense of unity, we use singular
verb with collective nouns but when it is used in the sense of separation, we use
plural verb with them, so both are correct in different situations.
Here are some more such words.
| If you use plural verbs, you will always be correct, but if you use a singular noun, you may be wrong. So - to be safe - use plural verbs with these nouns. |
- Work in pairs. Write five questions using some of the nouns given in B.
above.
| Is it true that the students from the Space Research Centre are arriving this evening? | Yes, the study they are conducting needs an elevated location like our campus. |
| I agree. The constellation they are going to observe is clearly visible from here. | What about the team supervisor? Is he coming? |
| No, their manager called this morning. The supervisor is busy making arrangements for the committee which is to arrive tomorrow. |
I have heard that he is going to join politics. |
| Yes, this news is true. | But honesty his policy and politics is a corrupt game these days. |
| Yes, but that does not mean that good people should not join politics | Yes, you are right |
| When the pick-up bus that we have sent to the railway station arrives here, we may need help to shift the luggage which, I presume, is going to be very heavy. |
List the subjects from the dialogues in A1 under the following headings. One has been done as an example
| COUNTABLE SINGULAR | COUNTABLE PLURAL | UNCOUNTABLE |
| students |
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:
Politics ________ not meant for students.
Work in pairs and decide whether the following are countable singular (cs), countable plural (cp) or uncountable (uc). Write the symbols under each circle. One has been done as an example
| Feet - CP | person - | news - | oxen - |
| tooth - | coffee - | knife - | boxes - |
| goose - | gentlement - | oil - | furmiture - |
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:
The public ________ jubilant when Sachin Tendulkar scored his SOth
century.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
What are shears used for ?
They are used ........................
Circle the subject and connect it with a verb which follows it
| The birds which migrated from the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Were Found in a new location. ! Clue: What has been located? (Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary? The birds?) |
1. The boy whom you saw walking on the road yesterday while returning from
school is my brother.
2. The book you wanted to read is not available right now.
3. The furniture which was bought in the auction is made of solid teak-wood.
4. The team which won four matches this year has been nominated for the
President's award.
5. A visit to the various monasteries provides an insight into Buddhism.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
1. One of my friends have gone to Canada.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
What are pliers made of ?
They .........................................
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Every one of the managers have applied for leave today in protest against
the management.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
Are your ............... ?
My goggles ..................
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Tobacco and alcohol is injurious to health.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
What ........... ?
............................... are used for cutting cloth .
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Bread and Butter are what the poor want.
| Statement*:When Two Singular Nouns Conneccted By 'and'Express One Idea,they are Followed by a_________Verb . |
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
The Collector and District Magistrate are away.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
The industrialist and the politician has been invited to the function.
| Statements*: When two Singular Nouns are connected by 'and' and a determiner is used before only one noun,they are Followed by a__________verb . If the two nouns refer to two different things/Persons, the detenTiiner should be repeated and the verb should be used in the__________ |
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
No scholarship or reward were given to the student who stood first in the
examination.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Neither he nor I has any objection to your plan.
