TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are given a sentence. You must judge whether subject of the main clause is singular or plural. Label the instances as "Singular" or "Plural" based on your judgment.
PROBLEM: There weren't any signs of children, no shoes or toys scattered about.

SOLUTION: Plural

PROBLEM: " The Masters always suspected that your father was different, and that perhaps he was influencing other servants.

SOLUTION: Singular

PROBLEM: But the absurd whims in vogue with the nobility are not as important as you think.

SOLUTION:
Plural