Exercise 27. Use the singular or plural, as required.

1. The Government (has / have) fallen and a general election will soon be held. 2. A brood of little chicks (was / were) sheltering under its / their mother's wings. 3. The whole gang (was / were) arrested. 4. The farmer's prize herd (was / were) sold for a good price. 5. The herd had escaped and (was / were) wandering about in the fields and lanes. 6. The team (is / are) trying on the new boots. 7. The staff (was / were) quarrelling about what was to be done. 8. The great orator rose to speak and the crowd (was / were) silent. 9. The crowd (was / were) jeering, cheering, shouting and singing. 10. A number of suspicious people (has / have) been arrested. 11. This class (is / are) the best in the school. 12. The Government (was / were) debating the choice of a new minister. 13. The congregation (was / were) saying their prayers. 14. A lot of people (has / have) had influenza this autumn. 15. The pack of cards (was / were) lying all over the floor. 16. A cluster of people (was / were) eagerly chatting to one another. 17. The gang of scoundrels (was / were) attacking three well-dressed travellers. 18. When the audience (has / have) settled (itself / themselves) in (its / their) (chair / chairs), the play will begin. 19. He kept the class in because (it / they) had been playing tricks during the lesson. 20. A bunch of flowers (was / were) offered to the visitor.

Exercise 28. Put these words into the table based on the group of things they usually refer to.

batch • huddle • heap / pile • company • stack • team • litter• swarm • flock • bundle • herd • throng • gang • crowd • bunch • set • pack • staff • group • crew • cast • shoal / school • colony • suite • kin • clump • tribe • set •

People in general	People working together	Animals	Objects

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Exercise 24. Insert the appropriate collective noun.	\|	Exercise 29. Complete the sentences using one of the words from the above task (in some cases more than variant is possible).

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