English Grammar: Nouns and Subject-Verb Agreement

When used as a quantifier before a noun with a specific number, 'dozen' remains singular. Similar to 'hundred' or 'thousand,' we say 'two dozen pencils' not 'two dozens of pencils.' The 's' is only added when referring to an indefinite number of dozens.

When referring to an indefinite large quantity without a specific number, 'dozens' takes the plural form. We say 'dozens of people' for an unspecified large number, but 'two dozen people' for a specific quantity.

Collective nouns like 'jury' can take either singular or plural verb agreement depending on context. When referring to the jury as a single unit acting together, singular is correct. When individual members act separately, plural is appropriate. Here, the jury as a whole is confused.

'Cattle' is an irregular plural noun that doesn't change form between singular and plural. Similar to 'sheep,' 'deer,' and 'fish,' it never takes an 's' - 'cattles' is always grammatically incorrect. We say 'ten cattle' not 'ten cattles.'

When 'thousand' follows a specific number, it remains singular. We say 'fifty thousand rupees' not 'fifty thousands rupees.' The 's' is only added when referring to an indefinite quantity like 'thousands of people.'

The correct option is scenery.

'Scissors' is grammatically plural because it refers to a two-part tool consisting of two blades. It always takes plural verb agreement: 'where are the scissors?' not 'where is the scissors?' Similar words include 'pants,' 'glasses,' and 'tweezers.'

'Premises' is always used in the plural form when referring to a building or land with its outbuildings. We say 'on the premises' or 'in the premises of.' 'Premise' (singular) has a different meaning - a proposition in logic or a clause in a contract.

The phrase 'three score and ten' is a fixed idiomatic expression from the Bible meaning 70 years (score = 20, so 3×20+10 = 70). This expression is never written as 'scores' - it's a set phrase that preserves the archaic singular form 'score'.

Cattle is a collective noun that always takes a plural verb. Even though 'cattle' refers to a group, it's grammatically plural, so we use 'are' not 'is'. The negative 'No' doesn't change this rule.

Despite ending in 's', measles is a singular noun. It's a disease name that looks plural but takes a singular verb, similar to news, mathematics, or physics. 'Measles is a bad disease' is correct.

The word 'sheep' has the same form for both singular and plural. In this context, 'sheep' refers to multiple sheep following a leader, so the plural verb 'follow' is correct. If it were one sheep, it would be 'follows'.

News is an uncountable noun that is always singular, even though it ends in 's'. It requires a singular verb like 'has', not 'have'. This is similar to words like athletics, economics, or politics.

Crowd is a collective noun. When the crowd acts as a single unit (assembled together), it takes a singular verb 'has'. This is correct usage for a collective noun performing a unified action.

The jury is a collective noun that can be either singular or plural. When emphasizing individual members' inability to agree (rather than the jury as a single unit), we use the plural verb 'have'. This highlights that the jurors, as individuals, haven't reached agreement.

Clergy is a collective noun that is typically treated as plural when referring to the members' individual opinions or actions. Since the opposition comes from individual clergy members, 'are' is the correct plural verb.

Deer is an invariant noun - it has the same form for both singular and plural. One deer, two deer, a herd of deer. 'Deers' is incorrect English. The answer is correctly identified as A.

Police is a collective noun that is always treated as plural in English grammar. Even though it refers to a group, it requires the plural verb 'have', not 'has'. 'The police have made no arrests' is correct.

This is a poorly constructed question. 'Tidings' is a legitimate word meaning news or information (as in 'glad tidings'), but 'tide' refers to the ocean's rhythmic rise and fall. Neither 'tide' nor 'tidings' fits well with 'came very late'. The question seems to be testing whether students know the irregular plural of 'tiding' (which is rarely used in modern English), but the context is awkward.

The phrase 'give thanks to God' is correct. 'Thanks' functions as a noun here, while 'thank' would need to be part of a verb phrase like 'thanked' or 'thanking'. The blank requires a noun after the verb 'give'.

Option 1 is correct.

In the context of sports like cricket, 'innings' is the correct noun form referring to a team's turn to bat. While 'inning' is used in baseball, 'innings' is the standard term in cricket and the form most commonly tested.

'Alms' is the correct noun form meaning charity or money given to poor people. It's an uncountable noun that always takes the plural form, even when referring to a single act of giving.

When 'Economics' refers to the subject or academic discipline, it takes a singular verb ('is'). This follows the rule for names of academic subjects and fields of study ending in -s.