Read these sentences and decide if the noun is a singluar noun or a plural noun, and select the correct form of the verb.

Singular or Plural?

1. The number of letters you get xxxx astonishing.
2. The people of Scotland xxxx called "Scots".
3. A crowd of people xxxx waiting to enter.
4. I've dialled 999. The police xxxx coming soon.
5. One of these two sentences xxxx wrong.
6. You are the only one who xxxx wrong.
7. I have to say the news xxxx not good.
8. The cattle in that field xxxx Farmer Smith's.