Exercise Make up sentences with these nouns
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Exercise 1. Make up sentences with these nouns. Advice, cattle, police, ashes, auspices, belongings, clothes, contents, eaves, election, evidence, field-glasses, foliage, fruit, funeral, goods, grapes, information, ink, knowledge, lodgings, machinery, money, moustache, news, oats, outskirts, proceeds, progress, regards, riches, sledge, slums, suds, sweepings, wages, yeast. Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into English. Экипаж был готов выполнить приказ командира.2. Она считает, что современная одежда – модная и удобная.3. Статистика показывает, что 30% новых фирм разоряется в первый год.4. Количество машин на наших дорогах увеличивается с каждым годом.5. Вся семья сидела за столом, ожидая моего прихода.6. Циркуль – инструмент для рисования кругов.7. Весы используются для взвешивания продуктов.8. Можно воспользоваться вашими ножницами? Мои недостаточно острые.9. Некоторые из этих людей – мои друзья, остальные – мои коллеги.10. 10 дней – не слишком длинный отпуск.11. Парочка моих друзей собирается открыть новый хозяйственный магазин.12. В корзинке несколько рыб – две щуки и три карпа.13. У меня хорошая новость – дети отправляются в двухнедельное путешествие.14. Количество исчезающих видов животных постоянно растет.15. Фрукты очень полезны, в них много витаминов.16. Мне кажется, я нашел средство сократить свои расходы.17. Мне приходится запоминать много математических формул.18. Тропические рыбки – маленькие и ярко окрашенные.19. Очки снова сползли у него с носа.20. Полиция расследует исчезновение м-ра Джонса. Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Money (be)__________ the fruit of all evil as often as the root of it.2. Most of the things you told me (be not)__________ true.3. He stayed in cheap lodgings that (be)__________ situated not far from the university.4. The vast majority of children (prefer)__________ watching TV to reading.5. Once she got an offer, but the wages (be)_________ only fourteen shillings a week.6. Ethics (be)__________ a difficult study.7. The ashes (be)__________ still hot.8. Five litres of petrol (be)__________ not enough, we need twice as much.9. Where (be)__________ that five dollars I lent you?10. One of my friends (be)__________ getting married.11. The knowledge that I acquired on the training course (have)__________ been extremely useful.12. Politics (have)__________ always interested me.13. News from the scene of disaster (be not)_________ very hopeful.14. The crew of the ship (consist)__________ of twenty seamen including the captain and his mate.15. Your jeans (be)__________ torn. Is it fashionable? 16. His staff (be)__________ very small. I don’t know how he manages to do any business at all.17 Fruit (be)__________ cheap this year.18. Her hair (be)__________ loose and falling, and she wore a nurse’s dress.19 Twenty miles (be)__________ a long way to go.20. Last year over $10 million (be)__________ paid to the company.21. Six shillings a week (be)__________ just enough to live from hand to mouth.22. ‘Little Women’ (be)__________ written by L.M. Alcott.23. He can’t leave the country until the police (return)__________ his passport.24. As the police (be)__________ no longer able to keep order during the last strike, the military (be)__________ asked to help them.25. Don’t you see that the shoes you are buying (be not)__________ a pair?26. ‘Christina’s World’ is one of the paintings that (have)__________ been selected for Andrew Wyeth’s exhibition.27. Most food, as well as tropical fruits, (be)_________ often flown to northern cities by jet.28. All the remains of the food, as well as the broken plate, (be)__________ thrown away.29. An increasing number of small banks (be)___________ facing crisis because of unpaid debts.30. More than one person (be)__________ going to have to find a new job. Exercise 4 Put each of the following collective nouns in its correct place in the sentence bellow, making it plural if necessary. Some nouns must be used more than once.
The …. of the British Royal Navy was very strong in the nineteenth century.2. Disease reduced the farmer's …. from 90 to 65 cows.3. She was attacked by a ….of wasps.4. A …. of shouting people overturned cars, set the fire to shops and attacked the police station.5. The Prime Minister occupied a …. of rooms at the hotel.6. Some spectators in the ….disagreed with the referee's decision.8. He bought a large …. of bananas.9. The priest was very sad to see his …. getting smaller week by week.10. Fishing boats use modern equipment to locate the …. of fish.11. She lost her balance and fell down a ….. of steps. 12.He was the leader of a well-known …. of criminals.13. We sat down in the shade of a ….. of trees.14. In spring ….. of birds arrive back in Britain after spending the winter in Africa.15. Our picnic was completely ruined by a …. of ants.16. He gave her a ….. of flowers.17. British Airways has a ….. of 26 Boeing 747s.18. She gave a …..of old clothes to a charity organization.19. The …..applauded the new play enthusiastically.20. Has anyone seen a ….of keys? I left them somewhere.21. Golf is an expensive game. You ´ll need a …of clubs.22. The books were arranged in a ….. one on the top of the other.23. They´ve bought a leather three-piece …..- a sofa and two armchairs.24. Let's play a game. Who's got a …… of cards?25. That cruise ship carries 150 passengers and a ……. of 85.26. The ……of sheep was controlled by a shepherd and two dogs. 27. For their wedding I gave them a …… of cutlery ( 6 knives, 6 spoons, 6 forks, etc.) Exercise 5. Complete each sentence by choosing the correct collective noun from the box at the bottom of the page. pod swarm pride flight school herd litter gaggle band brood pack troop flock bunch shoal Swimming in the shallow water was a ______________ of herrings. 2. A ___________ of sheep was happily grazing in the field. 3. All night we could hear the _____________ of wolves howling. 4. Looking out to sea, we noticed a ___________ of dolphins swimming. 5. The _____________ of lions slept all day on the African plains. 6. A long ______________ of steps led to the top of the tower. 7. Our cat has just had a _______________ of seven kittens. 8. We each picked a _______________ of juicy grapes from the vine. 9. The hen waddled by with her _______________ of chicks. 10.A ______________ of thieves stole the precious diamonds. 11.In the jungle, we could see a __________ of monkeys swinging in the trees. 12.An enormous ______________ of locusts ate all the crops. 13.The ______________ of elephants stomped through the water hole. 14.The __________________ of geese made a terrible squawking sound. 15.We were in awe as we watched the ______________ of whales swimming. Exercise 6. Complete each sentence by choosing the correct collective noun from the box at the bottom of the page. Bands colony flocks herd mobs nest pack shoal skein swarm team troops Beware! A termite ….., which often looks like a growth on a tree, may prove extremely dangerous. 2. They found a ….. of bats in the attic of the old, dilapidated building.3. At the San Diego Aquarium we went to see a ….. of dolphins performing acrobatics.4. There used to be a ….of mackerel in this area, but there are no more now.5. It's a false belief that wolves in a ….. howl at the moon; in fact, they never do.6. While riding our bikes on an Irish country road, we could see several …..of multi-colored sheep grazing in the grass.7. Look, Peter, there's a big …. of geese in flight over our heads!8. When driving along Australian roads, pay attention to …. of kangaroos crossing in front of your car : this may cause a serious accident.9. Large …..of monkeys living in old Indian temples are considered sacred animals.10. Wild horses living in a small ….. often dominated by a mare are also called feral.11. A …..of wasps attacked a donkey who died soon after.12. Gorillas usually live in small …… of six or seven individuals. |