Choose the correct form.

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Exercise 2

Choose the correct form.

e.g. There were / was some imported goods in the store.

1. Economics is / are the study of how people use their resources to produce, distribute and consume goods.

2. The news that he was enable to earn a living was / were quite surprising.

3. Two weeks isn't/ aren't a very long time to become used up, is it / are they?

4. Money isn't / aren't the most important thing in life, is it / are they?

5. Seven pounds is / are an average weight for a new-born.

6. Politics is / are Professor Brown's speciality.

7. The knowledge gained from the experience was / were invaluable.

8. Several Japanese was / were reported to complain that the fish had gone bad.

9. The importshas / have greatly increased which may influence the supply.

10. A knowledge of statistics, the analysis of how people and countries use their resources to produce, distribute, and consume goods and services is / are so important.

11. Sooner or later even very expensive clothes is / are used up.

12. What is / are his politics as to breaking into the South American market?

e.g. I'd like some information / informations about the supply of goods.

1. Sue is a woman with blond hair / hairs who lives opposite.

2. Did you have a good travel / journey from Switzerland ?

3. We have the problem of scarcity and we'd like some advice / advices.

4. The supply of a bread/some bread did not correspond with the demand for it.

5. I'd like to find out the cost of tuition, have you got an information / any information?

6. He is trying to find awork / job at the moment, he must do it to earn a living.

7. Economists studied different phenomenon / phenomena in order to solve the problem of scarcity.

8. Foodstuff / foodstuffs belong to the category of goods that go bad if are stored too long.

9. Pennies / pence are made of bronze.

10. The tin of cola costs 60 pennies / pence and you won't economize much.

11. Massmedium/media are a good source of job openings.

12. In the English speaking countries eggs are sold in dozen / dozens.

Exercise 3