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EXERCISE 20➤Looking at grammar. (Chart 5-6)
Choose the correct completions.
1. The United States has have
a population of around 325 million.
an established and respected newspaper.
a branch of mathematics.
(2.) The New York Times: C:C/DC Caree
3. Statistics is/are
4. The statistics in that report on oil production :C:MKEKECRETKEY) incorrect.*
5. Fifty minutes is are the maximum length of time for the test.
6. Rabies (is) are an infectious and often fatal disease.
The blind wants / want us to treat them the same way we treat
everyone else. talking with people
8. French is are somewhat similar to Spanish, isn't it / aren't they?
The French is are proud, independent people.
10. Does/Do the police have training in mental health issues?
1. Thirty dollars is an unreasonable price for that T-shirt.
12. Four hours of skiing provides / provide plenty of exercise.
EXERCISE 21 ▸ Game.
are
(Chart 5-6)
Work in teams. Choose the correct words (or numbers). Then complete the sentences with is
or are.
1. The Scots /The Irish The English
and Cambridge.
2. Statistics/Linguistics / Physics
3. Diabetes/Measles / Mumps
4. English / French / Afrikaans
5. People from Canada.
called
are
famous for educational institutions like Oxford
the study of the structure and nature of language.
a blood-sugar illness.
the official language of Namibia.
Canadas/Canadians / Canadese.
covered by water, but
drinkable.
6. Approximately 60% / 70% / 80% of the earth
only 1% / 10% / 20% of the earth's water
7. 312 x .5+ 100
227/275/256.
8. The United Arab Emirates/The Netherlands/The Philippines
Hemisphere (i.e., north of the equator).
in the Northern
9. Fish/Whales / Cattle
not mammals.
10. Five hundred thousand + five hundred thousand
ten hundred / one million / one billion.
11. Macy's/Harrods / Hudson's Bay
a department store that began in London.
*Statistics is singular when it refers to a field of study (e.g., Statistics is an interesting field of study.). When it refers to
particular numbers, it is used as a count noun: singular one statistic (no final -s); plural = two statistics. For example, This
