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Task 10-M. Anggara J
Task 10-M. Anggara J
Task 10-M. Anggara J
EXERCISES
1. Please find which of the following paragraph belong to proper nouns, abstract,
individual, or collective nouns.
While countries have managed to decrease deaths from infectious diseases such as
malaria and tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart
disease, stroke, mental illness and injuries are on the rise. The crisis of displaced
populations is likely to increase in the wake of global warming with serious
implications for global health, compounded by a critical shortage of health
workers. Groups and individuals from all sectors are stepping up with innovative
approaches to address these challenges.
Proper nouns : none
Abstract :
- countries
- deaths
- diseases
- mental illness
- crisis
- implications
- shortage
- health
- workers
- approaches
Individual : none
Collective nouns :
- populations
- groups
- sectors
2. Supply the appropriate collective nouns for a number of the following nouns.
1. a stack of books
2. a team of employees
3. a mob of disorderly people
4. a loaf of bread
5. a bottle of milk
6. a hook of fish
7. a bunch of fruit
8. a gaggle of geese
9. a bouquet of flowers
10. a bunch of bananas
3. Please find 15 uncountable words and write your own sentence using those words.
Exercise 1
Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn't know the answer.
7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9. Either answer is acceptable.
10. Every one of those books is fiction.
11. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
12. Is the news on at five or six?
13. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
14. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
15. Are the tweezers in this drawer?
16. Your pants are at the cleaner
17. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
18. The committee debates these questions carefully.
19. The committee leads very different lives in private.
20. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
Exercise 2
Underline the appropriate form of the verb be.
1. None of the pies were eaten.
2. None of the dessert was eaten.
3. All of the information on the report is correct.
4. All of the statistics on the report are correct.
5. Most of his luggage was lost on his last trip.
6. Most of his bags were lost on his last trip.
7. Some of that poet’s work is very fine.
8. Some of the poet’s works are very fine.
9. Most of the merchandise has been sold.
10. Most of the goods have been sold.