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Nouns: The formation of plurals (Bài tập và đáp án)
1 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The room is large
The rooms are large
The letter was delivered yesterday
The letters were delivered yesterday
The tourist has a map
The tourists have a map
The girl studies hard
The girls study hard
1 The book was heavy
2 The train has left
3 The bird was singing
4 The door was closed by the superintendent
5 The shoe fits well
6 The parcel is being opened
7 The newspaper is read by many people
8 The flame is flickering
9 The ship has been sighted
10 The street was being cleaned
2 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The beach is supervised by lifeguards
The beaches are supervised by lifeguards
The singer performs twice a week
The singers perform twice a week
The class was visiting the museum
The classes were visiting the museum
The vase has been filled with flowers
The vases have been filled with flowers
1 The box was empty
2 The river flows to the sea
3 The bush has grown in the last two months
4 The hat was on sale
5 The bench is made of stone
6 The plant has been watered
7 The hedge is being trimmed
8 The process was invented last year
9 The sketch is nearly finished
10 The breeze was warm
11 The wall is being painted
12 The church is two hundred years old
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14 The carpet has been cleaned
15 The branch is covered with ice
3 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The party was held downtown
The parties were held downtown
The society accomplishes a great deal
The societies accomplish a great deal
The day seemed long
The days seemed long
1 The berry was red
2 The key was difficult to use
3 The valley is very beautiful
4 The eddy can be dangerous for swimmers
5 The journey was undertaken by pilgrims
6 The daisy was picked by the child
7 The monkey is considered to be sacred
8 The gully is full of water
9 The boy ran to school
10 The facility is open to the public
11 The secretary works overtime
12 The toy was being sold at a discount
13 The tray is being piled high with dishes
14 The dairy opens at nine o'clock
15 The chimney has been repaired
4 Rewrite each of the following sentences, adding the word two before the proper noun Change the proper noun to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
Smith lives in this building
Two Smiths live in this building
Harry was nominated for the position
Two Harrys were nominated for the position
Alex is here
Two Alexes are here
1 Maurice is volunteering
2 Jones was ordered to leave
3 Harrison owns land
4 Sandy has telephoned us
5 Susan met us
6 Trish is studying French
7 Pat does well in school
8 Liz has arrived early
9 Jacky was making the cake
10 Russ knows all the answers
11 Eric is planning the party
12 Terry has difficulty understanding Spanish
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5 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The knife has been sharpened
The knives have been sharpened
The reef attracts tourists
The reefs attract tourists
The thief will be caught
The thieves will be caught
1 The leaf has turned red
2 The fife had the solo
3 The calf is hungry
4 The scarf kept him warm
5 The knife will be useful
6 The giraffe was eating leaves
7 The cliff is being explored by geologists
8 The wolf howls every night
9 The loaf is rising
10 The chief will decide
11 The shelf is being used
12 The proof is convincing
6 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The hero was enthusiastically welcomed
The heroes were enthusiastically welcomed
The studio is used by many artists
The studios are used by many artists
1 The radio is broadcasting news every hour
2 The tomato was being baked
3 The mosquito woke us up
4 The soprano performed with the orchestra
5 The solo was played by the violinist
6 The archipelago lies off the coast of South America
7 The silo is used for storing corn
8 The potato has been boiled
9 The volcano is not active
10 The casino was open until one o'clock in the morning
11 The innuendo should be ignored
12 The ratio has been favorable
7 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The hypothesis is still tentative
The hypotheses are still tentative
The nebula has been studied by many scientists
The nebulae have been studied by many scientists
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The theses will have been reviewed by experts
1 The synopsis is accurate
2 The phenomenon surprised us
3 The stratum contains fossils
4 The analysis was proved correct
5 The crisis has caused concern
6 The spectrum includes many different colors of light
7 The axis of rotation will be investigated
8 The stimulus has been found to be effective
9 The criterion was used to judge which proposals should be accepted
10 The oasis is visited by many travelers
11 The honorarium is being presented today
12 The parenthesis was omitted
8 For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject
For example:
The goose likes to eat daisies
The geese like to eat daisies
The ox was being led to the barn
The oxen were being led to the barn
The salmon has been caught by the bear
The salmon have been caught by the bear
1 The child is happy
2 The sheep has been sheared
3 The man was being given directions
4 The deer is eating the hay
5 The woman has visited us
6 The mouse makes a great deal of noise at night
7 The gentleman would like to have breakfast early
8 The louse is a nuisance
9 Your foot is size ten
10 The fisherman has had a good season
11 The tooth needs to be filled
12 The policewoman was directing traffic
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Answers to Exercise 1:
1 The books were heavy 2 The trains have left 3 The birds were singing 4 The doors were closed
by the superintendent 5 The shoes fit well 6 The parcels are being opened 7 The newspapers are read by many people 8 The flames are flickering 9 The ships have been sighted 10 The streets were being cleaned
Answers to Exercise 2:
1 The boxes were empty 2 The rivers flow to the sea 3 The bushes have grown in the last two months 4 The hats were on sale 5 The benches are made of stone 6 The plants have been watered
7 The hedges are being trimmed 8 The processes were invented last year 9 The sketches are nearly finished 10 The breezes were warm 11 The walls are being painted 12 The churches are
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two hundred years old 13 The bridges will soon be completed 14 The carpets have been cleaned
15 The branches are covered with ice
Answers to Exercise 3:
1 The berries were red 2 The keys were difficult to use 3 The valleys are very beautiful 4 The eddies can be dangerous for swimmers 5 The journeys were undertaken by pilgrims 6 The daisies were picked by the child 7 The monkeys are considered to be sacred 8 The gullies are full of water 9 The boys ran to school 10 The facilities are open to the public 11 The secretaries work overtime 12 The toys were being sold at a discount 13 The trays are being piled high with dishes
14 The dairies open at nine o clock 15 The chimneys have been repaired
Answers to Exercise 4:
1 Two Maurices are volunteering 2 Two Joneses were ordered to leave 3 Two Harrisons own land 4 Two Sandys have telephoned us 5 Two Susans met us 6 Two Trishes are studying French
7 Two Pats do well in school 8 Two Lizes have arrived early 9 Two Jackys were making the cake
10 Two Russes know all the answers 11 Two Erics are planning the party 12 Two Terries have difficulty understanding Spanish
Answers to Exercise 5:
1 The leaves have turned red 2 The fifes had the solo 3 The calves are hungry 4 The scarfs kept
him warm or The scarves kept him warm 5 The knives will be useful 6 The giraffes were eating
the leaves 7 The cliffs are being explored by geologists 8 The wolves howl every night 9 The loaves are rising 10 The chiefs will decide 11 The shelves are being used 12 The proofs are convincing
Answers to Exercise 6:
1 The radios are broadcasting news every hour 2 The tomatoes were being baked 3 The
mosquitoes woke us up 4 The sopranos performed with the orchestra 5 The solos were played by the violinist 6 The archipelagoes lie off the coast of South America 7 The silos are used for storing corn 8 The potatoes have been boiled 9 The volcanoes are not active 10 The casinos were open until one o'clock in the morning 11 The innuendoes should be ignored 12 The ratios have been favorable
Answers to Exercise 7:
1 The synopses are accurate 2 The phenomena surprised us 3 The strata contain fossils 4 The analyses were proved correct 5 The crises have caused concern 6 The spectra include many
different colors of light 7 The axes of rotation will be investigated 8 The stimuli have been found
to be effective 9 The criteria were used to judge which proposals should be accepted 10 The oases are visited by many travelers 11 The honoraria are being presented today 12 The parentheses were omitted
Answers to Exercise 8:
1 The children are happy 2 The sheep have been sheared 3 The men were being given directions
4 The deer are eating the hay 5 The women have visited us 6 The mice make a great deal of noise
at night 7 The gentlemen would like to have breakfast early 8 The lice are a nuisance 9 Your feet are size ten 10 The fishermen have had a good season 11 The teeth need to be filled 12 The policewomen were directing traffic