V. Собирательные существительные могут сочетаться с глаголом в форме единственного числа или множественного числа

government	правительство	1. All my family are fond of theatre.
Family	семья	Вся моя семья (все её члены)
team	команда	любит (любят) театр.
crew	экипаж судна (команда)	2. Every family here own s a house.
class	класс	Каждая семья здесь имеет дом.
crowd	толпа
party	партия
committee	комитет
jury	суд присяжных

VI. a) Всегда в единственном числе: Each, Everyone, Somebody, Everybody, Anyone, Nobody, No one, Either, Neither, The number, Many a(an) (boy)

b) Всегда во множественном числе: A number of, And;

c) Police полиция, полицейские согласуются c глаголом во

Cattle (крупный рогатый) скот множественном числе;

d) or/nor согласуются в числе с последним существительным.

VII. Время, деньги и расстояние (Time, Money and Distance) согласуются c глаголом вединственном числе

Eight hours of sleep is enough.

Ten dollars is too much to pay.

Five thousand miles is too far to travel.

VIII. The USA consist s of (ед.ч.)

The Philippines is (ед.ч.)

The United Nations has it’s headquarters in NY city (ед.ч.)

The poor are... Бедные...

The English are Англичане... (мн.ч.)

The Chinese are Китайцы...

The deaf are Глухие (люди)...

(blind) (слепые)

+ a m a n m e n

a wom a n wom e n

a child children

a mouse mice (мыши)

an ox oxen (быки)

Упр. 1. Выберите правильную форму глагола:

1. Gymnastics (is / are) my favourite sport.

2. The trousers you bought for me (doesn’t / don’t) fit me.

3. The police (want / wants) to interview two men about the robbery last week.

4. Physics (was / were) my best subject at school.

5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn’t / aren’t) sharp enough.

6. Fortunately the news (wasn’t / weren’t) as bad as we expected.

7. Where (does / do) your family live?

8. Three days (isn’t / aren’t) long enough for a good holiday.

9. Do you think the people (is / are) happy with the government?

10. (Does / Do) the police know how the accident happened?

11. I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees (is / are) too warm for me.

12. I can’t find my spectacles (glasses). Do you know where (it is / they are).

Упр. 2. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. The sunlit ________ look wonderful.

a) rooves b) roofs

2. It costs four ___________ dollars.

a) hundred b) hundreds

3. Julia’s clothes ___________ in her wardrobe.

a) is b) are

4. Our team ___________ the best.

a) is b) are

5. Our team ___________ playing well.

a) is b) are

6. The United States ____________ a violent history.

a) have b) has

7. ___________ are made of bronze.

a) pence b) pennies

8. Mathematics ___________ an exact science.

a) is b) are

9. Knowledge ___________ power.

a) is b) are

10. Everybody ___________ ready.

a) is b) are

11. In summer we eat a lot of ____________.

a) fruit b) fruits

12. There __________ a lot op sheep in the field.

a) is b) are

13. Money ____________ not everything.

a) is b) are

14. Last Saturday we went fishing, but we didn’t catch many _______.

a) fish b) fishs c) fishes

15. We’d like three ________eggs.

a) dozen of b) dozen c) dozens

16. I’ve seen some comedies this month. Each _______ funnier than the last.

a) was b) were

17. I don’t want _________ or help.

a) advices b) advice c) an advice