Practice

Complete this TV news report. Choose the correct form of the verb.

Zedco (►)have/has just announced that it made a loss of £35 million last year. The management (1 ) is/are

well aware that they have made mistakes. The press (2) have/has all been printing stories and articles critical

of the company. The Zedco board (3) knows/know that they now have some difficult decisions to take.

Naturally, the staff (4) is/are worried about their jobs and (5) wants/want a meeting with management as

soon as possible. But Chief Executive Barry Douglas says things aren't really so bad. He has said that the

company still (6) has/have a great future ahead of it.