Avoiding Errors with Nouns Singular in Meaning but Plural in Form

Directions:

Underline the word that correctly completes each sentence below.

Example:

Physics (is, are) my favorite subject this semester.

  1. The good news (is, are) that Rental World reports a profit of $42 million this year.
  2. Electronics (interests, interest) Elena.
  3. Kim’s jeans (is, are) in the wash.
  4. Scissors used for a variety of tasks quickly (becomes, become) dull.
  5. The binoculars I would like to buy (costs, cost) more than forty dollars.
  6. Fish Springs, Utah, (is, are) sometimes so quiet that fish can be heard spitting at passing insects to bring them down into the water.
  7. Your glasses (is, are) on the kitchen counter.
  8. Linguistics (is, are) the major Gary has chosen.
  9. Red trousers (is, are) part of the butchers’ uniforms at Trim Right Meats.
  10. Mathematics (is, are) easy for Kerry.

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