Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

Always check under the seat thoroughly before you have placed your luggages.

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  1. you place your luggage
  2. No substitution
  3. you are placing your luggages
  4. you placed your luggage

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Option 1 : you place your luggage
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The correct answer is you place your luggage.

Key Points

  • There are some uncountable nouns (followed by a singular verb) which don't take the articles 'a/an', many, few, and plural form:
    • Furniture, scenery, luggage, temper, hair, knowledge, equipment, pottery, music, jewellery, etc.​
    • Example:
      • ​The sceneries at my friend's house enchanted me.false (2)
      • The scenery at my friend's house enchanted me.right (1)
  • As per the rule given above, 'luggage' will be used instead of 'luggages' in the underlined part of the given question.
  • The 1st form of the verb 'place' will be used as the sentence is in the present simple tense.
  • Thus we are left with the 1st option as the only correct choice.

Correct sentenceAlways check under the seat thoroughly before you place your luggage.

Additional Information

  • The nouns given below seem plural in form but in actuality are singular:
    • ​news, billiards, summons, physics, measles, innings, etc.
    • Example: 
      • ​Physics is an interesting subject.
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