The word “civics” used in the above sentence is a singular noun, referring to the discipline that studies citizenship and power membership in society.
Nouns ending in an -s but indicating a single subject like ‘news’ or ‘politics’ are treated as singular and need singular verb. Likewise, in the above sentence “civics” is followed by a singular verb “is.” These nouns may look like they are plural but they are considered as singular.
Other example sentences include:
There isn’t a single news about her final proposal to the committee.
The media is not covering the reportage from the rural areas at all.
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