TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are given a sentence. You must judge whether the object of the main clause is singular(like: apple) or plural(like: apartments). Label the instances as "Singular" or "Plural" based on your judgment.
PROBLEM: I took a towel and wiped the beads of perspiration off of his brow.

SOLUTION: Singular

PROBLEM: And he had seen the hilt of it protruding from Valentine's shoulder sheath, but he'd never really examined it up close.

SOLUTION: Singular

PROBLEM: I started pacing beside the bed again, roughly brushing past where he was standing.

SOLUTION:
Singular