Упр.4 Модуль 8c ГДЗ Spotlight 11 класс
4 Выберите правильную глагольную форму. Какие три существительных можно употребить и во множественном числе, и в единственном числе с глаголом? Почему?
1 Информация, которую я получил, была неправильной.
2 Сегодня движение очень плохое.
3 Позвольте мне дать Вам совет.
4 Математика - мой любимый предмет.
5 Бортпроводники очень полезны.
6 Мой багаж был потерян.
7 Корью обычно заболевают дети.
8 Команда разминается перед матчем.
9 Ее волосы очень длинные.
10 Овца была в поле.
11 Люди хотят нового правителя.
12 150 евро - все, что Вам понадобится для поездки.
13 Полиция расследует убийство.
14 Деньги не делают Вас счастливыми.
15 Новости были очень угнетающими.
16 Эти брюки слишком большие.
17 Лестница очень крутая.
Решение #
1 was
2 is
3 some
4 is
5 is/are
6 has
7 is
8 is/are
9 is
10 was/were
11 want
12 is
13 are
14 doesn't
15 was
16 are
17 are
The cabin crew and the team can take wither a singular or plural verb because they are collective nouns referring to a group of people
(Команда и экипаж самолета могут употребляться либо в единственном, либо во множественном числе, потому что это собирательные существительные, относящиеся к группе людей)
4 Choose the correct verb form. Which three nouns T can take either a singular or plural verb? Why?
1 The information I got was/were wrong.
2 The traffic is/are very bad today.
3 Let me give you an/some advice.
4 Maths is/are my favourite subject.
5 The cabin crew is/are very efficient.
6 My luggage has/have been lost.
7 Measles is/are usually caught by children.
8 The team is/are warming up for the match.
9 Her hair is/are very long.
10 The sheep was/were in the field.
11 People wants/want a new government.
12 Ј150 is/are all you will need for the trip.
13 The police is/are investigating the murder.
14 Money doesn't/don't make you happy.
15 The news was/were very depressing.
16 These trousers is/are too big.
17 The stairs is/are very steep.
Certain nouns can be used in the singular and \ plural with a different meaning.
This is a glass of water. BUT He's wearing glasses. He only has a few grey hairs. BUT Mary has curly brown hair.
There's some paper in that drawer. BUT The students handed in their papers on time.
It's a custom in our family to eat together on Sundays.
BUT The illegal skins were seized at customs.
She gets off work at 6. BUT Renoir's famous works I are on display at the museum.
You don't need experience to apply for the job.
BUT We all learn from our experiences.
1 The information I got was/were wrong.
2 The traffic is/are very bad today.
3 Let me give you an/some advice.
4 Maths is/are my favourite subject.
5 The cabin crew is/are very efficient.
6 My luggage has/have been lost.
7 Measles is/are usually caught by children.
8 The team is/are warming up for the match.
9 Her hair is/are very long.
10 The sheep was/were in the field.
11 People wants/want a new government.
12 Ј150 is/are all you will need for the trip.
13 The police is/are investigating the murder.
14 Money doesn't/don't make you happy.
15 The news was/were very depressing.
16 These trousers is/are too big.
17 The stairs is/are very steep.
Certain nouns can be used in the singular and \ plural with a different meaning.
This is a glass of water. BUT He's wearing glasses. He only has a few grey hairs. BUT Mary has curly brown hair.
There's some paper in that drawer. BUT The students handed in their papers on time.
It's a custom in our family to eat together on Sundays.
BUT The illegal skins were seized at customs.
She gets off work at 6. BUT Renoir's famous works I are on display at the museum.
You don't need experience to apply for the job.
BUT We all learn from our experiences.
