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-s / -sh / -ch / - x -> -es bus —> b uses dish —> d ish es
ch u rch —> c h u rc h es b ox b o x es
also p o t a t o —> p o t a t o es t o m a t o —> t o m a t o es
scisso rs g lasses t r o u se rs je a ns sh o r ts t i g h ts p y ja m as
pants AmE
O D o yo u w e ar g lasses? PJs
O W h ere a r e the scisso rs? I ne e d t h e m .
also a p e rso n t w o p e o p l e / so m e p e o p l e / a lo t o f p e o p le e t c .:
O She's a nice p e rso n .
bu t O T h e y are nice p e o p le , ( n o t nice p erso ns)
P o lic e is plural:
O T h e p o lic e w a n t to talk to a n yb o d y w h o saw th e accid e n t, ( n o t T h e p o lice w a n ts)
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W h ic h is righ t? C o m p le t e t h e se n t e nces.
1 It's a nice place. M a n y p e o p l e QQ th ere on holiday. go or g o es?
2 So m e p e o p le always late. is or are?
3 Th e n e w city hall is n o t a b eautiful b uildin g. M ost
p e o p l e ...............................like it. d o n 't or d o esn't?
4 A lo t o f p e o p le ................................ T V every day. w a t c h or w a t c h es?
5 Thre e p e o p l e ...............................injure d in th e accid e n t. w as or w ere?
6 H o w m a ny p e o p l e ............................... in th at ho use? liv e or lives? life
7 ................................ th e p olice k n o w th e cause o f th e explosio n? D o or D o es?
8 Th e p o lic e ............................... lo okin g for th e stolen car. is or are?
9 I ne e d m y glasses, b ut I can't f i n d ................................. it or t h e m ?
10 I'm going to b u y ............................... n e w je ans to day. a or so m e?