The number of farmers decreasing. A number of options suggested.
One of my friends (be) getting married. A couple of my friends (plan) to open a travel agency. More than one person (be) going to have to find a new job. A lot of social problems (be) caused by unemployment. The majority of criminals (be) non-violent. Only a minority of people (support) these new laws.
Half of the food (be) wasted yesterday. Half of his students (not understand) a word he says. One of the windows (be) open. A third of the book (be) about love. A third of the students (be) from abroad.
English football clubs are held financially responsible for ............. behaviour.
fan's
fans
fans'
fans's
They were left a lot of money in their ............. will.
aunts's
aunts
aunt
aunt's
"Cosmopolitan" is a popular ............ magazine.
woman
woman's
women
women's
It's a .......... duty to protect people from criminals.
police officer
police officer's
police's officer
police officers
The only thing missing from my .......... office is a filing cabinet.
boss's
boss
bosses
bosses's
The ......... speech made a great impression on the soldiers.
commander's-in-chief
commander-in-chief's
commander-in-chief
commander's-in-chief's
........ wedding is in a week.
John and Sally
John's and Sally's
John's and Sally
John and Sally's
My ........... progress at university advanced with such speed that all her teachers were amazed.
sister's-in-law
sister-in-law's
sister-in-law
sister's-in-laws
.......... the number of employees in this company growing?
Are
Is
Have
Has
.......... of cars on our roads increasing every year?
Is a number
Are the number
Is the number
Are the numbers
Thirty years ago 33% of university students ....... female; now there are more women than men.
have been
had been
was
were
First I worked in an office, and later in a shop, but ...... job was very interesting.
none
neither
both
either
