Practice NET Natural Sciences questions with answers and explanations.
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The subject is 'One,' not 'books.'
Because 'One' is singular, the verb must be 'is.'
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In a 'there is/are' construction, the verb agrees with the following real subject.
'Reasons' is plural, so 'are' is correct.
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The head noun of the subject is 'quality,' which is singular.
The plural noun in the prepositional phrase does not control agreement.
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The expression 'more than one' normally takes a singular verb.
Therefore, 'has applied' is the standard form.
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'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.
Thus, 'student makes' is correct.
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'Police' is treated as a plural noun in standard English.
It therefore takes the plural verb 'are.'
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When 'every' applies to coordinated singular nouns, the idea remains distributively singular.
Therefore, 'has' is correct.
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'Information' is an uncountable singular noun.
Here 'none' means not any information, so 'is' is appropriate.
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'Scissors' is a plural-form noun and takes a plural verb.
The correct expression is 'The scissors are.'
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'Trousers' is grammatically plural even when referring to one item of clothing.
It therefore takes 'are.'
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The name of an academic subject is treated as singular.
Thus, 'Mathematics is' is grammatically correct.
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The committee is viewed here as one unit because 'its' refers to the group collectively.
A singular collective meaning takes 'has.'
