TOEFL PREPARATION EXERCISES B

THURSDAY / OCTOBER 6, 2016

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Complete the following sentences using appropriate verbs or pronouns.
1. The team .. on the field. It has a good chance of
2.
3.
4.
5.

winning.
The jury still debating the case.
His family . living in various parts of Chennai.
The team .. posing for a photograph.
The team .. signing autographs.

Choose the correct option:

6. An army of _____

ants

birds

7. A pack of ______

cats

dogs

8. A swarm of ______

bears

bees

9. A herd of ______

elephants

10. A bunch of _____

apples

THERE IS/THERE ARE

Complete the following sentences using There is/There are
1. _________ nobody here.
2. _________ many stars in the sky.
3. _________ a fly in my soup.
4. _________ a bank near here?
5. _________ life on Mars?
6. _________ eight students in my class.
7. _________ a caf around here?
8. _________ a party at 9 0clock.
9. _________ many trees near my house.
10. _________ an apple on the table.

Complete the following sentences using is/are

lions
bananas

TOEFL PREPARATION EXERCISES B

THURSDAY / OCTOBER 6, 2016
There ______ nothing to do in the village.
There______ plenty to read in the apartment
There ______ nothing to watch on television.
There ______ a lot of work to do
There _____ someone waiting to see you.
There _____ a lot of people shouting and waving.
A NUMBER OF / THE NUMBER OF
Choose the correct word in each sentence
1. The number of people lined up for tickets was/were four hundred.
2. A number of suggestions was/were made.
3. There is/are a number of important announcements in the bulletin.
4. _____ number of people we need to hire _____ thirteen.
5. _____ number of people _____ written in about this subject.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES