Fill in the gaps with is or are. 1the news very sad. 2his knowledge of this subject vey deep. 3therer an apricot and two peaches on the plate 4 where my shoe? 5there several oranges and a slice of lemon in the fridge 6their advice good to follow 7my cat's hair orange/ the furniture in your flat new? 9there plenty of apples in the garden this year 10there any sugar in the sugar bowl

1. The news is very sad.
- We use 'is' because 'news' is an uncountable noun and it is in the singular form here.

2. His knowledge of this subject is very deep.
- We use 'is' because 'knowledge' is an uncountable noun and it is in the singular form here.

3. There are an apricot and two peaches on the plate.
- We use 'are' because 'apricot' and 'peaches' are countable nouns in the plural form.

4. Where is my shoe?
- We use 'is' because 'shoe' is a singular countable noun.

5. There are several oranges and a slice of lemon in the fridge.
- We use 'are' because 'oranges' is a countable noun in the plural form.

6. Their advice is good to follow.
- We use 'is' because 'advice' is an uncountable noun and it is in the singular form here.

7. Is my cat's hair orange? / Is the furniture in your flat new?
- We use 'is' because 'hair' and 'furniture' are singular countable nouns.

8. There are plenty of apples in the garden this year.
- We use 'are' because 'apples' is a countable noun in the plural form.

9. Is there any sugar in the sugar bowl?
- We use 'is' because 'sugar' is an uncountable noun and it is in the singular form here.

1 The news is very sad.
2 His knowledge of this subject is vey deep.
3 There is an apricot and two peaches on the plate
4 where is my shoe?
5 There are several oranges and a slice of lemon in the fridge
6 Their advice is good to follow
7 My cat's hair is orange.
8 Is the furniture in your flat new?
9 There are plenty of apples in the garden this year
10 There is not any sugar in the sugar bowl