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Lesson 2 of 2 · Nouns: number, countability, possessives

Plural forms

Grammar: Voice, Narration, Tenses + Rule Bank · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT

The exam method

  1. Misleading form?. news / mathematics → singular; police / cattle / people → plural.

Worked examples

Example 4Easy

(A) He gave the shopkeeper / (B) a hundred-rupees note / (C) for a packet of biscuits. (va-spot-the-error-part-error-0606)

Number + noun used before "note" stays singular: (B) → a hundred-rupee note.

Example 2EasyRohtak 2020

(A) To perform this experiment / (B) drop little sugar / (C) into a glass of water / (D) No error

The instruction is to add some sugar, so the positive form is needed: (B) → drop a little sugar.

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