Exercise 3. Choose the correct noun forms. 1) I'm on a slimming diet, so I'm living only on ... 2) The .. (thiefs/thieves / thiefes) stole a picture by Rembrandt which costs thousands of dollars. (fruit/fruits) now. 3) I want to buy three... (dozens / dozen/ dozens of) eggs. 4) The sunlit... (roofs/roves/roofes) look wonderful. 5) The town has fifty... (thousands/thousand /thousands of) people. 6) On the table there are apples, plums and other... (fruits/ fruit / fruites). 7)... (Police are/The police are/Police is/The police is) looking for the EXGLC terrorists. 8) The new project will be drawn up according to different... (criteria / criterion / criterii). 9) I need some.. (advise/ advices/advises/advice). Can you help me? 10) .. (Mathimatic / Mathimatics) is one of the most interesting sub- jects at school. 11) This plant is a very rare ... (species / specy). 12) ... (This pyjamas / These pyjamas) are a bit too small. 13) I would like to change my... (clothe / clothes) before going to the theatre. 14) His .. (expenses / expense) do not correspond to his income.
2) The correct noun form is "thieves" because the sentence is referring to more than one person who stole the picture.
3) The correct noun form is "dozen" because it refers to a specific quantity of eggs.
4) The correct noun form is "roofs" because it is describing multiple sunlit roofs.
5) The correct noun form is "thousand" because it is describing a specific number of people.
6) The correct noun form is "fruits" because it is describing multiple types of fruit.
7) The correct noun form is "The police are" because it is referring to a group of police officers.
8) The correct noun form is "criteria" because it is describing different sets of standards or principles.
9) The correct noun form is "advice" because it refers to a specific piece of guidance or recommendation.
10) The correct noun form is "Mathematics" because it is the correct spelling of the subject.
11) The correct noun form is "species" because it refers to a specific type or category of something.
12) The correct noun form is "These pyjamas" because it is referring to multiple pairs of pyjamas.
13) The correct noun form is "clothes" because it refers to more than one piece of clothing.
14) The correct noun form is "expenses" because it refers to multiple costs or expenditures.