---
id: 658113cc404fc81e44cb941c
title: Task 5
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-5
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Maria: Hi, Brian! Well, one thing that really motivates me is learning new things. -->

# --description--

You can talk about one item or many items using singular and plural. When you say `one thing`, you are talking about a single item or idea. 

When you add an `s` at the end of a word, like `things`, it means you are talking about more than one item or idea. 

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`Hi, Brian! BLANK, one BLANK that really motivates me BLANK learning new BLANK.`

## --blanks--

`Well`

### --feedback--

This word is often used to start a conversation or answer a question. It's capitalized.

---

`thing`

### --feedback--

Maria talks about one specific item or idea that makes her feel motivated.

---

`is`

### --feedback--

This is the verb `to be` conjugated in the third person singular.

---

`things`

### --feedback--

Maria uses this word to talk about more than one item or idea she likes to learn. It is the plural form of `thing`.

# --scene--

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```
