Question

Помогите ! 1) The United States (has, have) a population of around 250 million. 2) The news about Mr. Hogan (is, are) surprising. 3) Massachusetts (is, are) a state in the northeastern part of the United States. 4) Physics (seeks, seek) to understand the mysteries of the physical world. 5) Statistics (is, are) a branch of mathematics. 6) The statistics in that report on oil production (is, are) incorrect. 7) Fifty minutes (is, are) the maximum length of time allowed for the exam. 8) Twenty dollars (is, are) an unreasonable price for the necklace. 9) Six and seven (is, are) thirteen. 10) Many people in the world (does, do) not have enough to eat. 11) The police (is, are) prepared in case there is a riot. 12) Rabies (is, are) an infectious and often fatal disease. 13) The English (is, are) proud, independent people. 14) English (is, are) not my native language. 15) Many Japanese (commutes, commute) to their places of work. 16) Portuguese (is, are) somewhat similar to Spanish, (isn't, aren't) it? 17) The poor (is, are) helped by government programs. 18) The effect of a honeybee's sting on a human being (depends, depend) on that person's susceptibility to the bee's venom. Most people (is, are) not in danger if they are stung, there (has, have) been instances of allergic deaths from a single honeybee sting.

Answer 1

1) The United States (=страна) has a population of around 250 million.  

2) The news about Mr. Hogan is surprising.

3) Massachusetts is a state in the northeastern part of the United States.

4) Physics (наука) seeks to understand the mysteries of the physical world.

5) Statistics (наука) is a branch of mathematics.  

6) The statistics (статистические данные) in that report on oil production are incorrect.  

7) Fifty minutes is the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.

8) Twenty dollars is an unreasonable price for the necklace.

9) Six and seven is thirteen.

10) Many people in the world do not have enough to eat.

11) The police are prepared in case there is a riot.

12) Rabies is an infectious and often fatal disease.

13) The English (англичане) are proud, independent people.

14) English is not my native language.

15) Many Japanese (многие японцы) commute to their places of work.

16) Portuguese (язык) is somewhat similar to Spanish, isn't it?

17) The poor (бедняки) are helped by government programs.

18) The effect of a honeybee's sting on a human being depends on that person's susceptibility to the bee's venom. Most people are not in danger if they are stung, there have been instances of allergic deaths from a single honeybee sting.

Answer 2

Population of the United States

The United States has a population of around 250 million .

News about Mr. Hogan

The news about Mr. Hogan is surprising .

Massachusetts as a state in the northeastern part of the United States

Massachusetts is a state in the northeastern part of the United States .

Physics seeking to understand the mysteries of the physical world

Physics seeks to understand the mysteries of the physical world .

Statistics as a branch of mathematics

Statistics is a branch of mathematics .

Incorrect statistics in the report on oil production

The statistics in that report on oil production are incorrect .

Maximum length of time allowed for the exam

Fifty minutes is the maximum length of time allowed for the exam .

Unreasonable price for the necklace

Twenty dollars is an unreasonable price for the necklace .

Six and seven equal thirteen

Six and seven are thirteen .

Many people in the world not having enough to eat

Many people in the world do not have enough to eat .

The police being prepared in case there is a riot

The police are prepared in case there is a riot .

Rabies as an infectious and often fatal disease

Rabies is an infectious and often fatal disease .

The English being proud, independent people

The English are proud, independent people .

English not being my native language

English is not my native language .

Many Japanese commuting to their places of work

Many Japanese commute to their places of work .

Portuguese being somewhat similar to Spanish

Portuguese is somewhat similar to Spanish, isn't it? .

The poor being helped by government programs

The poor are helped by government programs .

The effect of a honeybee's sting on a human being

The effect of a honeybee's sting on a human being depends on that person's susceptibility to the bee's venom. Most people are not in danger if they are stung, there have been instances of allergic deaths from a single honeybee sting .