Question

Q.2. There is an error in each of the following lines. Underline the error and

write the correct word in the space provided against each line.

Animal cruelty can take many different forms. 1. ……………………………..

It does include obvious and intentional acts of violence, 2. ……………………………..

but it also includes animals neglect or the failure to 3. ……………………………..

looks after its welfare. In fact this also 4. ……………………………..

include any form of psychological harm. There 5. ……………………………..

is so many ways of being cruel that Animal Welfare Acts 6.

……………………………..

may include act such as confining or transporting an animal 7.

in a way that are inappropriate for its welfare. 8. ……………………………..​

Answer 1

Answer:

When two subjects are joined by ‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘in addition to’, the verb agrees with the first subject.

When a subject is made up of two or more nouns joined by ‘and’, it takes plural verb.

Each, every, either, neither and many a are followed by a singular verb.

If two or more subjects are joined by either, or, neither, nor and not only, but also, the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it.

Nouns like news, physics, mathematics, measles, and ethics are plural in form but they are treated as singular.

When distances, weights or amounts represent a single unit or fixed quantity, they are treated as singular.

Collective nouns like group, herd, team, committee, are singular when taken as one body; but are plural when the members of the group are considered individually.

Uncountable nouns like furniture, equipment, stationery, luggage, weather, advice are singular and take singular verb.