Choose the correct verb: Mathematics ____ my favourite subject.
- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. have been
Explanation
Subjects ending in ics such as mathematics, physics, economics and statistics are singular despite their plural appearance. The same is true of news and measles. When statistics means individual figures rather than the discipline, it does take a plural verb.
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