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15. The expressions many, a few, several and both take a plural verb.
For example,
• Many of the players were tired by the end of the first half of the game.

• A few of the flowerpots are still empty.
• Several traffic lights are not working today.
• Both the captains have arrived on the field.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

Asian elephants (live) in the tropical forests and grasslands of

Southeast Asia. They (be) slightly smaller than African elephants,

but (grow) up to nine feet tall and (weigh) over 5,000
kg—that’s heavier than two medium-sized cars! Even newborns

(be) pretty heavy, weighing about a hundred kilograms. Given their size it

(be) no surprise that these animals (eat) a lot. In a day,

an adult Asian elephant (eat) nearly 75 times than what an average
human (eat). Their ideal meal (include) roots, grasses,

fruit and bark. Much of an Asian elephant’s time (be) spent searching

for food. Asian elephants also (enjoy) taking dips in the water.

They (be) gentle and social. To communicate with each other, they
(use) rumbles, bellows, growls and moans. Some of their vocalisations
can be heard more than two kilometres away.

C. Correct the errors and rewrite these sentences.

1. Rita and her cousins was playing in the garden.

2. The class are going for a picnic to Lal Bagh.

3. The cows is grazing on the fields.

4. There were a thief in the room.

5. The white shirt and the trousers was dirty.

6. There was many parcels in the box that arrived from London.

7. Truth and honesty are the best policy.

8. The quality of paper are not good.
9. This pair of scissors are broken.

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