Some nouns do not have singular forms. For example, cattle is a word collectively used to talk about cows, bulls and calves. It does not have a singular form. You cannot say two cattle or four cattles.

Always use a plural verb with cattle.

Likewise, the noun police does not have a singular form. It is always used with plural verbs.

Other common nouns that have no singular forms are: trousers, jeans, pyjamas, pants, scales, scissors, glasses and binoculars. You cannot say ‘a trouser’ or ‘a jean’. However, you can say ‘a pair of trousers or jeans’.

1. Cattle ………………………… grazing. (is / are)

2. Much money ………………………… been wasted on the project. (have / has)

3. The police ……………………………. investigating the case. (is / are)

4. My ………………………… too tight for me. (trouser is / trousers are)

5. He was wearing loose ………………………….. (pant / pants)

6. Where are the …………………………. (scissor / scissors)?

7. The …………………………… broke while I was weighing myself this morning. (scale / scales)

8. Your ………………………… on your nose. (glass is / glasses are)

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