Question

2.1. Найдите подлежащее в следующих предложениях, подчеркните одной сплошной линией, согласуйте с ним сказуемое: is, are. 1. That football team … the strongest in our town. 2. Proverbs … the wisdom of people. 3. The worst social crisis … threatening Africa. 4. Either I or you … to help him. 5. Mr. Smith, a friend and a partner of Dad`s, also going to come round. 6. Portuguese … somewhat similar to Spanish. Both come from Latin. 7. They say that the English … reserved and proud. 8. Most of the fruit … tasty. 9. An increasing number of people … learning English. 10. Every day there … more than a dozen traffic accidents on the road. 11. When … your grandson and granddaughter going to see you? 12. Either Peter or you …supposed to come here today. 13. The number of pages in this book … two hundred. 14. “Sputnik” is one of the few Russian words that … used in English. 15. Most careful users of English insist that the word “data” … a plural. 16. The pressure of living and working on board a spaceship … dangerous. 17. Traffic rules … a must for all drivers. 18. Scissors … a tool which consists of two sharp blades used to cut things. 19. Good news … always welcome. 20. The furniture they have just bought for their bedrooms … quite extravagant. 21. The economic crisis … sure to last long. 22. The Netherlands … situated in the West of Europe. 23. Everybody … bored, aren`t they? 24. It … people that most writers are interested in. 25. Physics and mathematics … challenging to study. 26. … there any cattle on the farm?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1. That football team is the strongest in our town.
2. Proverbs are the wisdom of people.
3. The worst social crisis is threatening Africa.
4. Either I or you are to help him.
5. Mr. Smith, a friend and a partner of Dad's, is also going to come round.
6. Portuguese is somewhat similar to Spanish. Both come from Latin.
7. They say that the English are reserved and proud.
8. Most of the fruit is tasty.
9. An increasing number of people are learning English.
10. Every day there are more than a dozen traffic accidents on the road.
11. When are your grandson and granddaughter going to see you?
12. Either Peter or you are supposed to come here today.
13. The number of pages in this book is two hundred.
14. "Sputnik" is one of the few Russian words that are used in English.
15. Most careful users of English insist that the word "data" is a plural.
16. The pressure of living and working on board a spaceship is dangerous.
17. Traffic rules are a must for all drivers.
18. Scissors are a tool which consists of two sharp blades used to cut things.
19. Good news is always welcome.
20. The furniture they have just bought for their bedrooms is quite extravagant.
21. The economic crisis is sure to last long.
22. The Netherlands is situated in the West of Europe.
23. Everybody is bored, aren't they?
24. It is people that most writers are interested in.
25. Physics and mathematics are challenging to study.
26. Are there any cattle on the farm?