Question

Choose the sentence with correct verb form.

1. The Police are looking for clues.
2. The Police is looking for clues.
3. Where is your luggage ?
4. Where are your luggage ?

• A. i only
• B. i, iii
• C. All
• D. ii, iv

Answer 1

Answer:

B. i, iii

A) The Police are looking for clues. ✅

• Police is treated as a plural noun.

• Therefore, it takes the plural verb are.

B) The Police is looking for clues. ❌

• Incorrect because police does not normally take a singular verb.

C) Where is your luggage? ✅

• Luggage is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb (is).

D) Where are your luggage? ❌

• Incorrect because luggage is singular/uncountable, so are cannot be used.