1. I hope her mumps ____ contagious.
Mumps ends in -s but is the name of a disease treated as singular.
2. Statistics ____ one of the most challenging subjects in the course.
Statistics is singular when it refers to the academic subject.
3. The statistics ____ surprising because they show that more people are choosing to work from home than ever before.
Statistics is plural when it means numerical facts or figures.
4. The politics of the Psychology Department ____ sometimes complicated and difficult to understand.
Politics takes a plural verb when it refers to political relationships, activities, or disagreements.
5. Here ____ your swimming trunks.
Swimming trunks is a plural-only noun, so it takes are.
6. A new reality TV series ____ scheduled to debut tonight.
Series has the same form in the singular and plural. A series is singular, so it takes is.
7. Three new series ____ scheduled to debut in October.
Three series is plural, so it takes are.
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