Question

Fill in is or are.1. Be careful! Those scissors ... very sharp.2. Maths ... John’s favourite subject at school.3. The police ... investigating the crime.4. These trousers ... too big for me.5. The stairs in my house ... made of wood.6. His new furniture ... very modern.7. The weather ... going to be bad this weekend.8. My advice ... that you get a new job.9. His new clothes ... very fashionable.10. The team ... all training hard for Saturday’s match.11. The money in the jar ... for this week’s shopping.12. My pyjamas ... not on my bed. Where ... they?13. Mumps ... a childhood disease.14. My luggage ... in the car already.15. Your hair ... very long again.16. Tom’s gloves ... made of soft leather.17. The class all ... working on a project together.18. Athletics ... my favourite sport.19. My shoes ... too small for me now.

Answer 1

1)are
2)is
3)is
4)are
5)are
6)is
7)is
8)is
9)are
10)is
11)is
12)are,are
13)are
14)is
15)is
16)are
17)are
18)is
19)are

Answer 2

1. Be careful! Those scissors are very sharp.

2. Maths is John’s favourite subject at school.

3. The police are investigating the crime.

4. These trousers are too big for me.

5. The stairs in my house are made of wood.

6. His new furniture is very modern.

7. The weather is going to be bad this weekend.

8. My advice is that you get a new job.

9. His new clothes are very fashionable.

10. The team is all training hard for Saturday’s match.

11. The money in the jar is for this week’s shopping.

12. My pyjamas are not on my bed. Where are they?

13. Mumps is a childhood disease.

14. My luggage is in the car already.

15. Your hair is very long again.

16. Tom’s gloves are made of soft leather.

17. The class all is working on a project together.

18. Athletics is my favourite sport.

19. My shoes are too small for me now.

According to the search results, we use "is" when talking about a singular subject and "are" when talking about a plural subject. Here are the correct forms for each sentence:

1. Be careful! Those scissors are very sharp. [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf) 2. Maths is John’s favourite subject at school.3. The police are investigating the crime.4. These trousers are too big for me.5. The stairs in my house are made of wood.6. His new furniture is very modern.7. The weather is going to be bad this weekend.8. My advice is that you get a new job.9. His new clothes are very fashionable.10. The team is all training hard for Saturday’s match.11. The money in the jar is for this week’s shopping.12. My pyjamas are not on my bed. Where are they?13. Mumps is a childhood disease.14. My luggage is in the car already.15. Your hair is very long again.16. Tom’s gloves are made of soft leather.17. The class all is working on a project together.18. Athletics is my favourite sport.19. My shoes are too small for me now.