Exercise No. 4 :Nouns and Pronouns (A)
Put each of the following collective nouns in the correct place in the sentences below, making it plural, if necessary.
Flock, herd, bundle, mob, stack, suite, audience,swarm, shoal, bunch, set, crowd, fleet, congregation, crew, flight, clump,gang, pack.
1. The…… of the Indian Navy is very strong now.
2. Disease reduced the farmer’s ……from60 to 39 cows.
3. Raina was attacked by a …. of wasps.
4. A ….. of shouting people overturned vehicles, set fire to shops and attacked a police station.
5. The President occupied a …..of rooms at the hotel.
6. Some spectators in the ……disagreed with the referee’s decision.
7. He bought a large …. of bananas.
8. The priest was very sad to see his……getting smaller week by week.
9. Fishing boats use modern equipments to locate the …. Of fish.
10. Reetika lost her balance and fell down a ….. of steps.
11. Veerapan is the leader of a well-known ……of criminals.
12. We sat down in the shade of a…..of trees.
13. In spring ….of birds arrive in India after spending their time in Russia.
14. Our picnic was completely ruined by ….of ants.
15. Karan gave Reetika a …….of flowers.
16. Indian Airlines has a ….. of Boeing 747s.
17. Rhea gave a ….. of old clothes to the Gujarat Earthquake victims.
18. The …..applauded the new play enthusiastically.
19. Has anyone seen a ……of keys?I left them somewhere.
20. Golf is an expensive game.You will need a …..of clubs.
21. The books were arranged in a …..one on top of the other.
22. They have bought leather three-piece …… a sofa and two armchairs.
23. Let us play a game. Who has got a …..of cards?
24. The cruise ship carries 100passengers and a …..of 45.
25. They ….of sheep was controlled by a shepherd and two dogs.
26. For their wedding Neha gave them a …… of cutlery.
(B) Select from the words in bracket s thecorrect one to fill the blank:
1. Uncle Mohan took Karan and …. to the circus ( I, me )
2. Yes, it is …..sure enough. (he, him)
3. My daughter and …..are going on holiday together.(she, her)
4. You and …. Make a good partnership.( he, him)
5. We are much stronger than…..at cricket.(they, them)
6. You are as tall as …..So you can easily wear this coat. (I,me)
7. How can you talk to a manlike….(he,him)
8. I think you are prettier than….all (they, them) Let us go for a walk,just
You and…(I, me)
9. It was ….I was talking about. (he,him)
10. It is ….(she,her) that likes sugar in her tea, not….(I,me)