Write the plural of:

A)match,
box,hero,country,roof,life,safe,bus,bath,platform,porter,sleeper,carriage,
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B)man,child,foot,Englishman,business,advise,information,bread,
Luggage,water,heat,courage,peace,gas.
c)school-mate,passer-by,mother-in-law,looker-on,dining-car,handful,overall.
d) datum, lot inula, crisis, phenomenon, analysis. e) (
loth, index, colour, pain, damage.
X/267 Turn into the plural.
I 1 he hero of the story is not a very young man.
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I he country has a very vast network of railways.
The luggage was placed on the luggage rack. d The
train usually leaves on time.
This manager carriage is really comfortable.
(>. The book you want is on the shelf.
7. I shall keep the key of the box.
8 The passer - by stopped to see what was going on.
9. The sportsman trains a good deal for the Olympic games.
10. The formula is correct.
I I .The fellow-worker has been highly appreciated.
17 The bench needs fresh painting.
I 1 They offered to help the old man carry his luggage.

XX Vi 11/39 Which of the works in italics is right?

1 Carla has very long hair/hairs.
2 It is generally accepted that bad news dont/doesnt make us happy.
3 John was a little because he had trouble/troubles with his car.
4Alice can t get this job because she hasn't got experience/experiences in this
field of activity
5It is rather difficult to find work/works at this moment.
6 Much to my surprise they had no fumiture/furniture in that room.
7 As I didnt know what to do, I asked him for advice/advices.
8 The teacher is correcting the pupils1 paper/papers today.
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Tims English has improved. He has made progress/progreses.
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2/14 Write these sentence in the plural.

a. A bus is the cheapest way of the getting into town.
b. The child was waiting for you

1. T he scissors (was,. were) here a few minutes ago.

plural
2 His luggage (was. were) lost yesterday.
3 A (little, few) knowledge (is. are) a dangerous thing.
4 I (much, many) people on the ship (was. were) getting seasick from the
waves.
5 T here (is. are) several means of accomplishing our purpose.
6 Billiards (is. are) his favorite game.
7. The news printed in that paper (is. are) never accurate.
8 We don t need to buy so (much, many) furniture, there (is, are) (tnuch, many) chairs
here.
9 How (much, many) information do you have about that man?
10. You didn t give me (much, many) ideas about the job, and very (little, few)
advice.

111/120 Fill in the blanks with one of the following words:

1. There are two interesting ... of news in today's paper.
2. Don't forget to buy a ... chocolate on your way home.
3. She cut several... of bread to make some sandwiches.
4. They have bought a new ... of furniture for their sitting room.
5. Each passenger is allowed to take three ... of luggage.
6. With a ... of luck we can get rid of them.
7. You can have that ... of cold beef left over from yesterday s dinner
8. This is a ... of good advice , why won't you take it?
V/120 Fill in the blanks with nouns derived from die words in brackets:
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He is a fantastic (football)..., but also a good tennis (play)...

He couldn't give a satisfactory' (explain)... for his (behave)...
Cats are said to have a great deal of (curious)...
The (begin)... of the book was interesting, but the (end)... was even
more excitingThere is a great (differ)... between the two sisters.
She gave the police a detailed (describe)... of the missing person.
(visit) ... are requested to sign their names in the book.
The (advertise)... was published in the evening paper.

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7. This knife was bought in Petticoat Lane.
These ... were bought in Petticoat Lane.
8. Here's a potato for the rabbit.
Here are some ... for the rabbits.
9. Theres a mouse in the cellar.

23. Acoustics (is/are) a very interesting subject.

plural
24. Statistics (is/are) a branch of economics.
25. This species (is/are) very rare.
26. The police (is/are) very much interested in this case.
27. The trousers (dont/doesnt) fit me.
28. The news (isnt/arent) encouraging.
29. The crossroads (is/are) dangerous.
30. The train (is/are) a means of transport.
31. Romania (have/has) won all their matches this season.
32. Your scissors (isnt/arent) sharp enough.
33. Five days (isnt/arent) long enough for a good holiday.
34 Our company headquarters (has/have) just moved into a new building.
35 . Where (do/does) her family live?
36. The public (is/are) concerned about this problem.
37. The jury (is/are) trying to decide today.
38. This species of butterfly (is/are) very rare.
39. The goods he ordered (have/has) finally arrived.
40. All my belongings (have/has) been destroyed in a fire.
41. The youth of today (is/are) likely to live longer than the previous generation.
42.The troops (are/is) involved in this training exercise.
III. Puneti substantivclc din paranteza la numarul plural.
1. There are thousands of (book) on these (shelf).
2. These (toy) are safe for (baby) - they are not flammable.
3. Those (man) must be (tourist). Look at their (camera)!
4. (Child) like (story).
5. Please put your (watch) and (key) on this tray.
6. (Louse) are unpleasant (insect).
7. Have you ever seen the White (Cliff) of Dover?
8. Deciduous trees lose their (leaf) in autumn.
9. They raise (goose) and (turkey) on this farm.
10. Did you get any new (potato) at the market?
11. Its good to see you on your (foot) again!
12. There are some (mouse) in the barn.
13. Not many (woman) are just (housewife) nowadays.
14. (Ox) are generally used for heavy work on farms.