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Which is the odd one out?
weather / advice / clothes / glass
clothes (plural noun)
Which is the odd one out? outskirts / manners / trousers / police
police (it is a collective noun)
Which is the odd one out? cabin crew / advice / police / staff
advice (it is an uncountable noun - the others are collective nouns)
Which is the odd one out? scenery / manners / scissors / belongings
scenery (it is an uncountable noun - the others are plurals nouns)
Which is a plural noun? information / shorts / government
shorts - is has no singular and must be used with a plural verb
Which is a collective noun? rubbish / trousers / staff
Staff - it refers to a group of people and can be used with a singular or plural verb (an exception is 'police', this can only use a plural verb)
Which is an uncountable noun? police / outskirts / progress
progress - it is uncountable and can only be used with a singular verb
Correct or incorrect? We had a beautiful weather when we went camping.
Incorrect: We had beautiful weather when we went camping.
Correct or incorrect? They've got some lovely furnitures in their house
Incorrect: They've got some lovely furniture in their house
Correct or incorrect? My sister gave me a useful piece of advice
correct
Correct or incorrect? Your glasses are really dirty. Can you see anything?
Correct. Glass in uncountable BUT the glasses you wear are plural nouns with no singular and must be used with a plural verb (are)
Correct or incorrect? The homework were very difficult last night?
Incorrect: the homework was very difficult last night
Athletics is / are my favourite sport?
is (athletics is uncountable)
Khang's clothes look / looks really expensive
look (clothes is a plural noun and is used with a plural verb)
I think I'll have a / some time after the lesson to help you with your home work
some (time is uncountable)
My clothes _______ really wet. I got caught in the rain.
are
