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The government is a collective noun. When collective nouns refer to a single unit or entity, they take a singular verb. Here, 'the government' is acting as one unified body determined to implement the plan, so 'is' (singular) is correct. If the emphasis were on individual members acting separately, 'are' could be used.

'Spectacles' is a plural noun (like scissors, trousers, glasses) that always requires 'pair of' when counting or describing. We say 'a pair of spectacles' not 'a spectacles'. Option A is grammatically incorrect, and option C is incomplete without 'pair of'. Option D is misspelled.

'The majority of workers' takes a plural verb because it refers to multiple individual workers. Even though 'majority' is singular in form, phrases like 'majority of + plural noun' use plural verbs. 'Has' and 'was' are singular, while 'were' doesn't match the present perfect context with 'come'.

'Machinery' is an uncountable noun and never takes a plural form. It refers to machines collectively or as a system. We say 'new machinery' not 'new machineries'. Options C and D are misspelled versions. Other uncountable nouns include furniture, equipment, and luggage.

When 'poultry' refers to birds (chickens, ducks, etc.), it is a plural noun and requires a plural verb. 'These poultry are mine' is grammatically correct. The singular 'is' would only work if 'poultry' referred to meat as a food category, but the context here refers to the birds themselves.

'Pay my regards' is the correct idiomatic expression used to convey greetings or respect through someone to another person. 'Regards' is always plural in this context. Options C and D are misspelled. This is a fixed expression that cannot be modified to singular 'regard'.

When using numbers with 'pair of', we keep 'pair' singular: 'three pair of shoes', not 'three pairs'. This follows the pattern of measure words. We say 'three dozen eggs' not 'three dozens', and similarly 'three pair of shoes' is correct. Options C and D are misspelled.

The phrase 'the rich' refers to wealthy people as a collective group, which requires a plural verb. Present tense is used because the statement describes a general truth, not a past event. 'Are' correctly matches the plural subject and present timeframe.

The phrase 'so many' requires a plural count noun. 'Pairs' is the correct plural form of 'pair', referring to multiple sets of shoes. Options C and D contain misspellings of the word.

'My finger-ends' is the idiomatic and natural way to express this concept in English, referring to the tips of one's fingers. Option A is grammatically possible but less idiomatic. Options C and D are awkward or incomplete constructions.

'Hair' when referring to head hair as a collective concept takes a singular verb, not plural. The present perfect tense 'has turned' indicates a completed change with present relevance. The plural 'hairs' would refer to individual strands, which is not the intended meaning here.

'Furniture' is an uncountable noun in English and never takes a plural form. 'Furnitures' is incorrect. Options C and D are misspelled variations. The correct form is simply 'furniture' regardless of quantity.

For royalty titles with ordinals, the possessive is formed by placing the comma after the name and adding the ordinal with 's. 'George, the fifth's' is the correct possessive construction for King George the Fifth. Option A incorrectly places the possessive before the ordinal.

'Advice' is a noun, while 'advise' is a verb. The sentence requires a noun as the object of 'my.' 'Advices' is not a valid word in English - advice is uncountable. The correct phrase is 'follow my advice.'

The phrase 'the wages of sin' is a biblical idiom where 'wages' means 'the reward' or 'the result,' which is singular in meaning despite the plural form. Therefore it takes the singular verb 'is.' This is a fixed expression, not standard subject-verb agreement.