Упр.4 Модуль 8c ГДЗ Spotlight 11 класс

4 Choose the correct verb form. Which three nouns T can take either a singular or plural verb? Why?1 The information I got was/were wrong.2 The traffic is/are very bad today.3 Let me give you an/some advice.4 Maths is/are my favourite subject.5 The cabin crew is/are very efficient.6 My luggage has/have been lost.7 Measles is/are usually caught by children.8 The team is/are warming up for the match.9 Her hair is/are very long.10 The sheep was/were in the field.11 People wants/want a new government.12 Ј150 is/are all you will need for the trip.13 The police is/are investigating the murder.14 Money doesntaskt/dontaskt make you happy.15 The news was/were very depressing.16 These trousers is/are too big.17 The stairs is/are very steep.Certain nouns can be used in the singular and plural with a different meaning.

4 Выберите правильную глагольную форму. Какие три существительных можно употребить и во множественном числе, и в единственном числе с глаголом? Почему?

1 Информация, которую я получил, была неправильной.

2 Сегодня движение очень плохое.

3 Позвольте мне дать Вам совет.

4 Математика - мой любимый предмет.

5 Бортпроводники очень полезны.

6 Мой багаж был потерян.

7 Корью обычно заболевают дети.

8 Команда разминается перед матчем.

9 Ее волосы очень длинные.

10 Овца была в поле.

11 Люди хотят нового правителя.

12 150 евро - все, что Вам понадобится для поездки.

13 Полиция расследует убийство.

14 Деньги не делают Вас счастливыми.

15 Новости были очень угнетающими.

16 Эти брюки слишком большие.

17 Лестница очень крутая.

Решение #

1 was

2 is

3 some

4 is

5 is/are

6 has

7 is

8 is/are

9 is

10 was/were

11 want

12 is

13 are

14 doesn't

15 was

16 are

17 are

The cabin crew and the team can take wither a singular or plural verb because they are collective nouns referring to a group of people

(Команда и экипаж самолета могут употребляться либо в единственном, либо во множественном числе, потому что это собирательные существительные, относящиеся к группе людей)

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Юлия Ваулина, Джунни Дули 11 класс, Просвещение:

4 Choose the correct verb form. Which three nouns T can take either a singular or plural verb? Why?

1 The information I got was/were wrong.

2 The traffic is/are very bad today.

3 Let me give you an/some advice.

4 Maths is/are my favourite subject.

5 The cabin crew is/are very efficient.

6 My luggage has/have been lost.

7 Measles is/are usually caught by children.

8 The team is/are warming up for the match.

9 Her hair is/are very long.

10 The sheep was/were in the field.

11 People wants/want a new government.

12 Ј150 is/are all you will need for the trip.

13 The police is/are investigating the murder.

14 Money doesntaskt/dontaskt make you happy.

15 The news was/were very depressing.

16 These trousers is/are too big.

17 The stairs is/are very steep.

Certain nouns can be used in the singular and plural with a different meaning.

This is a glass of water. BUT Hetasks wearing glasses. He only has a few grey hairs. BUT Mary has curly brown hair.

Theretasks some paper in that drawer. BUT The students handed in their papers on time.

Ittasks a custom in our family to eat together on Sundays.

BUT The illegal skins were seized at customs.

She gets off work at 6. BUT Renoirtasks famous works I are on display at the museum.

You dontaskt need experience to apply for the job.

BUT We all learn from our experiences.