Sometimes, a singular noun represents a group of people or a collection of things. Should it take a singular or a plural verb? Is family singular or plural? Is government plural or singular? How about crowd or flock? These types of nouns are known as collective nouns. You’ll treat them...
Give the singular or plural form ofthefollowing nouns(写出下列名词的单数或复数形式。1 students2 shelf3mouse4 goose5 story6 watch9 farmers7 babies8 families 答案 1. student 2. shelves 3. mice 4. geese 5. stories 6. watches 7. baby 8. family 9. farmer 解析:名词单复数变化法则:1) 一般...
Complete the sentences with the singular or plural form of a compound noun from Exercise 1. Use each compound noun once. apartment building post box speed limit taxi rank pedestrian crossing recycling bin bus stop road sign 1.You need to look left and right at the before. 2.The tells you...
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you are related to, including those who are nowdeadI’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there.in somebody’s familyThat painting has been in our family(=been owned by our family)for 200 years.Asthmaruns inthefamily(=is common in the family).GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb...
Interestingly,quadsis frequently used forquadriceps, and retains the plural construction. English speakers have somehow decided that the two-headedbicepsis a single muscle but the four-headedquadricepsis four muscles—a distinction that is more logical linguistically than anatomically. ...
3. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with singular or plural forms of the words in the brackets.① China and Canada are big(country).② Could you please give me two __(glass) of milk.He read some _(story) of the Internet influencer.(fox) feed on small animals, like rab...
B. Complete the sentences using singular or plural form of the nouns.1. There are five(pencil) on my desk.2. How many(book) do you have in your bag?3. My mother has a new(computer).4. There are three windows in the(room).5. The Chans have a lot of(money).6. How many(peop...
There are other contexts where the plural verb is more natural: My family are always fighting among themselves. ... Generally, however, in American English, collective nouns take singular verbs. In British English, collective nouns are more often treated as plurals that take plural verbs. 查看翻...
Therefore, it is plural (P). 4. hobbies: This refers to more than one hobby. Therefore, it is plural (P). 5. sister: This refers to one female sibling. Therefore, it is singular (S). 6. work: This refers to a task or job, which is generally considered singular. Therefore, it ...