Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 19 стр.

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TASK 26. Consult a dictionary and make up sentences with five plural and five
uncountable nouns in the table above. Pay attention to the subject-verb agree-
ment.
E.g. The clothes
he was wearing were shabby. (plural)
Billiards
is a popular game. (uncount)
NB! UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS always take SINGULAR VERBS while
PLURAL NOUNS always take PLURAL VERBS.
TASK 27. Fill in the gaps with the given uncount and plural nouns, ending
in -s. One noun is a singular count noun.
Authorities, handcuffs, looks, news, aerobics, outskirts, stairs, expenses, lodg-
ings, linguistics, acoustics, traffic lights, contents, darts, headquarters, goods,
crossroads
1. When I move to London I’ll have to find _____________.
2. When will the ___________be delivered?
3. The military __________have established their ________in the old Town
Hall.
4. The ___________ in the new opera house are near-perfect.
5. __________ are less important than personality in a partner.
6. As you come to the ______of the village, there are _______and
a________. Turn left there.
7. The_________ are a bit dangerous. Be careful.
8. Introduction into _________is a difficult subject.
9. They promised to refund my travel___________.
10. They enjoy playing__________in the evening.
11. __________is very popular nowadays.
12. What can be used to keep a prisoner’s hands together? ____________
TASK 26. Consult a dictionary and make up sentences with five plural and five
uncountable nouns in the table above. Pay attention to the subject-verb agree-
ment.
E.g. The clothes he was wearing were shabby. (plural)
    Billiards is a popular game. (uncount)


NB! UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS always take SINGULAR VERBS while
PLURAL NOUNS always take PLURAL VERBS.


TASK 27. Fill in the gaps with the given uncount and plural nouns, ending
in -s. One noun is a singular count noun.
Authorities, handcuffs, looks, news, aerobics, outskirts, stairs, expenses, lodg-
ings, linguistics, acoustics, traffic lights, contents, darts, headquarters, goods,
crossroads


   1. When I move to London I’ll have to find _____________.
   2. When will the ___________be delivered?
   3. The military __________have established their ________in the old Town
        Hall.
   4. The ___________ in the new opera house are near-perfect.
   5. __________ are less important than personality in a partner.
   6. As you come to the ______of the village, there are _______and
        a________. Turn left there.
   7. The_________ are a bit dangerous. Be careful.
   8. Introduction into _________is a difficult subject.
   9. They promised to refund my travel___________.
   10. They enjoy playing__________in the evening.
   11. __________is very popular nowadays.
   12. What can be used to keep a prisoner’s hands together? ____________
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