Question

I. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа: ** Fortunately the news (wasn’t / weren’t) as bad as we expected. ** They say that money (is / are) the soul of business. ** Please, bring us two (tea / teas) and a coffee. ** Two (is / are) the company, but three (is / are) a crowd. ** Economics (is / are) my favourite subject. ** It’s very difficult to find a (work / job) at the moment. ** My luggage (was / were) lost by the airline. ** There (is / are) gentlemen waiting for you in reception. ** Do you think people (is / are) satisfied with the government? *** Three days (isn’t / aren’t) long enough for a good holiday. *** The personnel (is / are) very happy with the new premises. *** Where (is /are) the goods that we ordered the day before yesterday? *** The rich usually (pay / pays) more taxes. *** The committee usually (raise / raises) their hands to vote “Yes”. *** I have to pay my rent out of my (wage / wages). *** The police (want / wants) to interview two men about the robbery last week. *** Positive feedback is necessary so that staff (know / knows) that their job is highly appreciated. *** It was always the brightest students who (were / was) asked to answer the questions. *** One of the most serious problems that some workers have (is / are) lack of motivation. *** Our new consultant was very helpful. He gave us some very useful (advice / advices).

Answer 1

1)weren't
2)are
3)teas
4)are, are
5)is
6) work
7)was
8)is
9)is
10)aren't
11)is
12) are
13)pay
14)reise
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Answer 2

fortunately the news wasn’t as bad as we expected. - The correct option is "wasn't" because "news" is singular.

they say that money is the soul of business. - The correct option is "is" because "money" is singular.

please, bring us two teas and a coffee. - The correct option is "teas" because we are referring to multiple individual teas.

two is the company, but three is a crowd. - The correct option is "is" for both because "two" and "three" are both singular.

economics is my favourite subject. - The correct option is "is" because "economics" is singular.

it’s very difficult to find a job at the moment. - The correct option is "job" because we are referring to a specific occupation.

my luggage was lost by the airline. - The correct option is "was" because "luggage" is singular.

there are gentlemen waiting for you in reception. - The correct option is "are" because "gentlemen" is plural.

do you think people are satisfied with the government? - The correct option is "are" because "people" is plural.

three days aren't long enough for a good holiday. - The correct option is "aren't" because "three days" is plural.

the personnel is very happy with the new premises. - The correct option is "is" because "personnel" is a singular collective noun.

where are the goods that we ordered the day before yesterday? - The correct option is "are" because "goods" is plural.

the rich usually pay more taxes. - The correct option is "pay" because "rich" refers to multiple individuals.

the committee usually raises their hands to vote "yes". - The correct option is "raises" because "committee" is a collective noun and "their" refers to the individuals within the committee.

i have to pay my rent out of my wages. - The correct option is "wages" because we are referring to multiple payments.

the police want to interview two men about the robbery last week. - The correct option is "want" because "police" refers to multiple individuals.

positive feedback is necessary so that staff knows that their job is highly appreciated. - The correct option is "knows" because "staff" is a singular collective noun.

it was always the brightest students who were asked to answer the questions. - The correct option is "were" because we are referring to multiple students.

one of the most serious problems that some workers have is lack of motivation. - The correct option is "is" because "one" is singular.

our new consultant was very helpful. he gave us some very useful advice. - The correct option is "advice" because it is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form.