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9. None can take either a singular or a plural verb. For example,

• None of them has/have an aptitude for music.

• I called five boys. None has turned up.

10. A collective noun takes a plural verb when the emphasis is on its individual members. But
when a collective noun is taken as a body collectively, it takes a singular verb. For example,

• The class is disciplined.

• The class have shown their answers to the teacher.

• The committee have left their seats and walked out.
• The committee has announced its decision.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. The explosion of bombs loud. (is/are)

2. None of the players hit a century. (has/have)

3. Much pains already been taken. (has/have)

4. The crowd waving hands. (is/are)

5. The police arrested the thief. (has/have)

6. Neither Shyam nor his friends me. (support/supports)

7. My team and I going to camp in a village. (am/are)

8. The statement as well as the report the importance of yoga. (highlight/

highlights)
9. People at the mercy of the weather. (is/are)

10. The team good players. (need/needs)

Time to learn new words

Read the highlighted words in these sentences taken from the story.

• Cars hoot frantically to get them out of the way.

• All it has is a leather skin and all it can say is dhub, dhub.

Both the words, hoot and dhub, dhub imitate the sounds made by the objects — cars
and tambourine.

The formation of a word from a sound associated with the thing that is named is called
onomatopoeia.

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