Exercise 7
Read the following passage. Write the missing collective nouns in the blank spaces.
Remember that sometimes there are two words you can use.
Mom took Kate, Rudy and Derrick to the zoo. The zoo was very busy. A
of people had gathered round the monkeys. One of the monkeys had a
of bananas. Watching the monkey eat made the children feel hungry. Mom took a
of bread and some
of cheese out of the picnic hamper
and everyone made sandwiches. After eating the sandwiches, the children had two
of chocolate each. Rudy wanted to give one piece to a monkey, but the
Zookeeper gave Rudy a very useful
of advice. "Monkeys may look friendly,
but sometimes they are very fierce," he said.
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