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

1. The news is very sad. (*News* is an uncountable noun, so we use *is*.) 2. His knowledge of this subject is very deep. (*Knowledge* is an uncountable noun, so we use *is*.) 3. There are an apricot and two peaches on the plate. (Since there are multiple items, we use *are*.) 4. Where is my shoe? (*Shoe* is singular, so we use *is*.) 5. There are several oranges and a slice of lemon in the fridge. (Since there are multiple items - *several oranges*, we use *are*.) 6. Their advice is good to follow. (*Advice* is an uncountable noun, so we use *is*.) 7. My cat's hair is orange. (*Hair* is an uncountable noun in this context, so we use *is*.) 8. Is the furniture in your flat new? (*Furniture* is an uncountable noun, so we use *is*.) 9. There are plenty of apples in the garden this year. (Since there are multiple *apples*, we use *are*.) 10. There is not any sugar in the sugar bowl. (*Sugar* is an uncountable noun, so we use *is*.)