Assignment on the Uses and Forms of Some Confusing Nouns

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Task No.1 Choose the correct form of Noun and Verb/ Helping
Verb in the following sentences:
1. He turned a deaf ear to the (advice/ advices) of his
teacher.
2. His (hairs/ hair) (has/have) turned grey.
3. The wages of sin (are/ is) hell.
4. The House (was/were) divided.
5. The summer (vacations/ vacation) will be over on the 15th
of August.
6. The news of his murder (has/have) spread like wild fire.
7. (Mathematic/ Mathematics) is an interesting subject.
8. The meeting was attended by at least five (thousand/
thousands) people.
9. Ten years (are/ is) a long time.
10. I bought two (dozen/ dozens) mangoes and four (score/
scores) apples.
11. Measles (is/ are) spread everywhere.
12. A glorious (innings/ innings) (was/were) played by James.
13. (This/ These) scissors (is/ are) very sharp.
14. The (cattle/ cattles) are grazing in the field.
15. My spectacles (have/ has) been lost.
16. We need three (dices/ dice) to play this game.
17. A herd of (sheep/ sheeps) (is/ are) present.
18. (These/this) poultry (belong/ belongs) to Ali.
19. A pair of (shoe/ shoes) (has/ have) been given to me.
20. Modern (arm/ arms) (is/are) used in wars nowadays.