Singular and Plural Nouns

PART A: Choose the correct answer

1. Each of the participants of seminar . . . . . given a book and a briefcase.

a. he is
b. is
c. are
d. they are

2. Neither the managers nor the workers . . . . . late.

a. come
b. coming
c. comes
d. to come

3. Neither of Bandungs governor candidates . . . . . . on debate exhibition.

a. were
b. am
c. is
d. are

4. One of forty students in this class . . . . . choosen as the chairman of the class.
a. is
b. were
c. are
d. be

5. Most of the government officials . . . . . turn in their papers before the due date.
a. has to
b. have to
c. having
d. is having to

PART B: Choose the correct form of the noun in each sentence.

1)I have three (child, children).

2)There are five (man, men) and one (woman, women).
3)(Baby, Babies) play with bottles as toys.
4)I put two big (potato, potatoes) in the lunch box.
5)A few men wear (watch, watches).
6)I put a (memo, memos) on the desk.
7)I saw a (mouse, mice) running by.
8)There are few (bus, buses) on the road today.
PART C: Complete the sentences with the correct form, singular or plural, of the given
nouns. When necessary, choose the correct word in parentheses in some of the sentences.
1.Chair : I bought some_________
2.Furniture : I bought some________
3.Fruit : There is a lot of_______on the table
4.Vegetable : there is a lot of______on the table
5.Clothing : I have a lot of______in my closet
6.Dress : marry has a lot of______in her closet
7.Information : There are a lot of______in encyclopedia
8.Fact : There (is, are) a lot of_______in an encylopedia
9.Grammar : I know a lot of_____
10.Vocabulary : Im learning a lot of new_____
11.word : I am learning a lot of new_____
12.Slang : I want to learn some American_______
13.Idiom : I know a lot of english_________
14.Traffic : There (is, are) a lot of______in the street
15.Car : there (is, are) a lot of______on the road
16.Literature : I like to read good________
17.novel : I like to read good_______
18.poem : I like to read______
19.poetry : I like to read_____
20.mail : Did you get any______today?
21.Letter : Did you get any______today?
22.Sand : I get some_____in my shoes at the beach
23.Dust : there (is, are) a lot of_______under the bed
24.Homework : I have a lot of_______to do tonight
25.Assignment : the teacher gives us a lot of_______
26.Money : He has some______in his pocket
27.Money : He has some_______in his pocket
28.Coin : I need some______for the vending machine
29.Change : I need some______for the vending machine
30.Garbage : The street is very dirty. There (is, are) some______in the street.