8zj. EL PLURAL DEL SUSTANTIVO. THE PLURAL OF NOUNS (Tema III, desde la página 27 hasta la pagina 33 de Gramática Inglesa para Estudiantes Españoles)

8zj) Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural (Capítulo III, desde la página 27 a la página 33 de Gramática Inglesa para Estudiantes Españoles):

8zj) Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural (Capítulo III, desde la página 27 a la página 33 de Gramática Inglesa para Estudiantes Españoles):
1. The staff (is/are) small
2. The staff (is/are) working as normal but only on a week-to-week basis
3. People (is/are) only buying essentials now
4. He had noticed that a group of students (was/were) whispering among themselves
5. Wales (was/were) convinced that they were one up on Scotland
6. Spain (is/are) my home
7. A number of men (is/are) employed to do up the houses one by one