Page 114 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

UNIT
EXERCISES
5 2

52.1 Complete the sentences with either is/are or has/have. If both singular and plural forms are
possible, write them both. (A)
1 A number of shoppers complained about the price increases.
2 I can assure you that everything perfectly safe.
3 Either of the dentists available. Which one do you want to see?
4 The majority of primary school teachers women.
5 Each of Susan's colleagues sent her a personal letter of support.
6 Although some people find cricket boring, each match different.
7 We've got two cars, but neither of them particularly new.
8 All the office staff agreed to work late tonight to get the job finished.
9 A lot of the pollution caused by the paper factory on the edge of town.
10 None of the TV programmes worth watching tonight.
11 Researchers have reported that neither of the so-called 'environmentally friendly' fuels
less damaging than petrol or diesel.
12 I hope everyone a good holiday. See you next term.
13 The number of pupils in school with reading difficulties fallen this year.
14 Some people the strangest hobbies. My brother collects bottles!
15 None of the information particularly useful to me.
52.2 Write sentences from these notes. Choose is or are as the verb in each case. If you can use either
is or are, put both. (C)
1 Prime Minister / her deputy / opening the debate.
Either the Prune Minister or her deputy Is opening the debate.
2 Tom / his friends / going to clean the car.
Either...
3 the children / their mother / delivering the letters.
Either...
4 the management / the workers / going to have to give way in the disagreement.
Either...
52.3 The US computer company Macroworth announced today that it is to move some of its
operation to Camford in Britain. Here is an extract from the announcement. Make any
necessary corrections to the parts of the verb to be. (Units 51 and 52)

The new premises we plan to occupy in Camford are now being
built. The outskirts of this city is an ideal site for a company like
ours. R and D are an important part of our work, and next year fifty
per cent of our budget are to be spent on our Camford centre. Some
of our staff in the US are being asked to relocate, and eventually
around ten per cent of our US workforce are to move to Britain.
However, the majority of our new employees is to be recruited
locally, and we think that the local community are going to benefit
enormously from this development. A number of business leaders
and the local Member of Parliament is being invited to a meeting
next week. Unfortunately, neither the Company President nor the
Managing Director of Macroworth is available to address that
meeting, but I and other senior managers am to attend.

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