ENGLISJH 6

USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS WITH NOUNS THAT ARE PLURAL
IN FORM BUT SINGULAR IN MEANING:
Read the following words.
News
Mathematics
Measles
Mumps
Molasses
billiards

Politics
Physics
Civics
Acoustics
Tonsillitis
series

The Philippines
The Netherlands
The United States
Aeronautics
Calisthenics
tuberculosis

Are these nouns singular or plural form?

Read the following examples:
a. The interesting news was flashed on the television.
b. Measles is a contagious disease.
c. Mathematics is a challenging area of knowledge.
Some nouns are plural in form but are singular in meaning. They use the
singular form of the verb.
Identify the nouns which are plural in form but are singular in meaning from
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Billiards is Efren Reyes favorite sport.

Mae loves playing darts.
The Philippines is a small country in the Pacific.
Mathematics is a difficult but an interesting subject.
Have you heard the good news?
Many students find Physics difficult.
Before the operation, the patient undertook a series of examinations.
Tonsillitis causes swelling of the throat.
Tuberculoses is one of the effects of excessive cigarette smoking.
Mumps is a contagious disease and it usually breaks out during summer time .

Read each sentence carefully. Select the correct form of verb to be used in
each sentence.
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Measles (is, are, has, were) a curable disease.

Mathematics (deal, deals, dealing, dealt) with numbers.
Mathematics (is, are, was, were) as interesting as Science.
Home Economics (is, are, was, were) not taught to boys and girls.
(Do, Does, Did, Done) physics deal with numbers, too?
When I was in the high school, physics (is, was, are, were) my favorite subject.
Her news (is, are, has, were) shocking.
Local politics (call, calls, called, calling) for many public speeches.
Measles (leave, leaves, left, leaving) block marks on the skin.
Economics (is, are, was, were) also taught in the high school.

Write the correct form of the verb in the parenthesis to make each sentence
correct.
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Physics _______ (make) use of Mathematics.

Measles _______ (be) common among children.
Economics _______ (be) a science that deals with the production and distribution of
Molasses _________ (tend) to make things sticky.
Rabies _________ (be) a disease of mad dog.
Home Economics __________(interest) young boys and girls.
The news about the princess death __________ spread fast in the neighborhood.
The Philippines ____________ (be) the only Christian Country in the Far East.
__________ (Be) the United States progressive country?
__________ (Do) politics affect our ways of living?

Choose the correct form of the verb for each of the special nouns.
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The good news (was, were) ______________ heard over the radio.
Measles (is, are) ________________ a common childrens disease.
Mathematics (is, are) ______________ a very interesting subject.
Billiards (is, are) _______________ a game young boys like to play.
Physics (is, are) _______________ taught to high school students.
Politics (is, are) ________________ an engaging topic especially before elections.
German measles ______________ (is, are) a dreaded disease among pregnant women.
Physics ______________ (is, are) interesting, said Tina, a fourth year high school girl.
Billiards _____________ (is, are) fun to play.
People say that politics __________ (is, are) dirty.