Bài tập ngữ pháp tiếng anh nâng cao luyện thi Toeic và đại học (Advance)

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Inversion in Conditionals

Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the
sentences printed before them.
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1. If you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs.
...................................................................................................................................
2. If the government were to spend more money on health, the quality of service in
hospitals would improve.
...................................................................................................................................
3. If he insists on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer.
...................................................................................................................................
4. If you are not satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money.
...................................................................................................................................
5. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
...................................................................................................................................
6. If he doesn’t resign, new measures will have to be taken.
...................................................................................................................................
7. If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now.
...................................................................................................................................
8. If you should see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation.
...................................................................................................................................
9. If this new policy were implemented, a storm of protest would be expected.
...................................................................................................................................

10. If I had known earlier, I would have taken the children to school.
...................................................................................................................................

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Inversion in Conditionals

Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the
sentences printed before them.
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1. If you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs.
Should you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs.
2. If the government were to spend more money on health, the quality of service in
hospitals would improve.
Were the government to spend more money on health, the quality of service in
hospitals would improve.

3. If he insists on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer.
Should he insist on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer.
4. If you are not satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money.
Should you not be satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money.
5. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Should you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
6. If he doesn’t resign, new measures will have to be taken.
Should he not resign, new measures will have to be taken.
7. If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now.
Had he not embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now.
8. If you should see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation.
Should you see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation.
9. If this new policy were implemented, a storm of protest would be expected.
Were this new policy to be implemented, a storm of protest would be expected.
10. If I had known earlier, I would have taken the children to school.
Had I known earlier, I would have taken the children to school.

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Inversion in Conditionals

Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the
sentences printed before them.
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1. If I had known how difficult the job was going to be, I would never have accepted it.
...................................................................................................................................
2. If the river floods, a lot of people will have to be evacuated.
...................................................................................................................................
3. If he were elected Prime Minister, would he do a better job than his predecessor?
...................................................................................................................................
4. If she had known how troublesome the boy would be, she would never have agreed to
look after him.
...................................................................................................................................
5. If you don’t tell the truth, people will not trust you.
...................................................................................................................................
6. If he decides to leave his wife, what will he do with his children?
...................................................................................................................................
7. If I had been told you were coming, I would have picked you up at the airport.
...................................................................................................................................
8. If you were sent to Italy to work, would you accept the job?
...................................................................................................................................
9. If he has the right qualifications, I am sure they will offer him the job.
...................................................................................................................................
10. If she had set out early, she wouldn’t have been caught in the traffic jam.
...................................................................................................................................

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Inversion in Conditionals

Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the
sentences printed before them.
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1. If I had known how difficult the job was going to be, I would never have accepted it.
Had I known how difficult the job was going to be, I would never have accepted it.
2. If the river floods, a lot of people will have to be evacuated.
Should the river flood, a lot of people will have to be evacuated.
3. If he were elected Prime Minister, would he do a better job than his predecessor?
Were he to be elected Prime Minister, would he do a better job than his predecessor?
4. If she had known how troublesome the boy would be, she would never have agreed to
look after him.
Had she known how troublesome the boy would be, she would never have agreed to

look after him.
5. If you don’t tell the truth, people will not trust you.
Should you not tell the truth, people will not trust you.
6. If he decides to leave his wife, what will he do with his children?
Should he decide to leave his wife, what will he do with his children?
7. If I had been told you were coming, I would have picked you up at the airport.
Had I been told you were coming, I would have picked you up at the airport.
8. If you were sent to Italy to work, would you accept the job?
Were you to be sent to Italy to work, would you accept the job?
9. If he has the right qualifications, I am sure they will offer him the job.
Should he have the right qualifications, I am sure they will offer him the job.
10. If she had set out early, she wouldn’t have been caught in the traffic jam.
Had she set out early, she wouldn’t have been caught in the traffic jam.

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Inversion in Conditionals

Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the
sentences printed before them.
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1. If you see John, please give him my best regards.
...................................................................................................................................
2. If you were to earn a huge salary, what would you do with the money?
...................................................................................................................................
3. If he hadn’t squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now.
...................................................................................................................................
4. If she were to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated.
...................................................................................................................................
5. If you need assistance, please let us know.
...................................................................................................................................
6. If he is accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate.
...................................................................................................................................
7. If I hadn’t chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now.
...................................................................................................................................
8. If it hadn’t been so strange, I would have remembered it.
...................................................................................................................................
9. If I were in your shoes, I would tell her the truth.
...................................................................................................................................
10. If he were promoted, his salary would double.
...................................................................................................................................

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A3
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Inversion in Conditionals

Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the
sentences printed before them.
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1. If you see John, please give him my best regards.
Should you see John, please give him my best regards.
2. If you were to earn a huge salary, what would you do with the money?
Were you to earn a huge salary, what would you do with the money?
3. If he hadn’t squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now.
Had he not squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now.
4. If she were to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated.
Were she to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated.
5. If you need assistance, please let us know.
Should you need assistance, please let us know.
6. If he is accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate.
Should he be accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate.
7. If I hadn’t chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now.

Had I not chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now.
8. If it hadn’t been so strange, I would have remembered it.
Had it not been so strange, I would have remembered it.
9. If I were in your shoes, I would tell her the truth.
Were I in your shoes, I would tell her the truth.
10. If he were promoted, his salary would double.
Were he to be promoted, his salary would double.

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A4
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Inversion for emphasis

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given.
Example: I will never do that again.
Never will I do that again.
1.

He rarely goes to the theatre.

Rarely .....................................................................................................................

2.

I have never driven a tractor.
Never ......................................................................................................................

3.

She hardly ever studies.
Hardly .....................................................................................................................

4.

He had scarcely started eating when the phone rang.
Scarcely ..................................................................................................................

5.

He seldom went to the cinema.
Seldom ....................................................................................................................

6.

I had no idea that the man was armed.
Little .......................................................................................................................

7.

As soon as he got out of the car the police arrested him.

No sooner ................................................................................................................

8.

She must definitely not be allowed to use this computer.
On no account .........................................................................................................

9.

We could get the door open only by breaking the lock.
Only ........................................................................................................................

10. The exercise was so difficult that I couldn't answer half of the questions.
So ...........................................................................................................................

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A4
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Inversion for emphasis

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given.
Example: I will never do that again.
Never will I do that again.
1.

He rarely goes to the theatre.
Rarely does he go to the theatre.

2.

I have never driven a tractor.
Never have I driven a tractor.

3.

She hardly ever studies.
Hardly ever does she study.

4.

He had scarcely started eating when the phone rang.
Scarcely had he started eating when the phone rang.

5.

He seldom went to the cinema.
Seldom did he go to the cinema.

6.

I had no idea that the man was armed.
Little did I know that the man was armed.

7.

As soon as he got out of the car the police arrested him.
No sooner had he got out of the car than the police arrested him.

8.

She must definitely not be allowed to use this computer.
On no account must she be allowed to use this computer.

9.

We could get the door open only by breaking the lock.
Only by breaking the lock could we get the door open.

10. The exercise was so difficult that I couldn't answer half of the questions.
So difficult was the exercise that I couldn't answer half of the questions.

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Inversion for emphasis

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given.
Example: I will never do that again.
Never will I do that again.
1.

It was the first time the house had been broken into.
Never ......................................................................................................................

2.

Buffaloes are hardly seen in the area.
Seldom ....................................................................................................................

3.

He must definitely not be promoted to general.
On no account .........................................................................................................

4.

The only way we could get in touch with him was by using the mobile phone.
Only ........................................................................................................................

5.

He had no idea where he was.
Little .......................................................................................................................

6.

As soon as the lesson finished the students rushed out of the classroom.
No sooner ................................................................................................................

7.

She had only just arrived home when the phone rang.
Hardly .....................................................................................................................

8.

Yesterday was so hot that I had to drink a lot of water.
So ...........................................................................................................................

9.

He seldom leaves the house.
Seldom ....................................................................................................................

10. He was so intelligent that he solved the problem in a matter of minutes.
Such ........................................................................................................................

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Inversion for emphasis

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given.
Example: I will never do that again.
Never will I do that again.
1.

It was the first time the house had been broken into.
Never before had the house been broken into.

2.

Buffaloes are hardly seen in the area.
Seldom are buffaloes seen in the area.

3.

He must definitely not be promoted to general.
On no account must he be promoted to general.

4.

The only way we could get in touch with him was by using the mobile phone.
Only by using the mobile phone could we get in touch with him.

5.

He had no idea where he was.
Little did he know where he was.

6.

As soon as the lesson finished the students rushed out of the classroom.
No sooner had the lesson finished than the students rushed out of the classroom.

7.

She had only just arrived home when the phone rang.
Hardly had she arrived home when the phone rang.

8.

Yesterday was so hot that I had to drink a lot of water.
So hot was yesterday that I had to drink a lot of water.

9.

He seldom leaves the house.
Seldom does he leave the house.

10. He was so intelligent that he solved the problem in a matter of minutes.
Such was his intelligence that he solved the problem in a matter of minutes.

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Sentence Transformation

Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1.

John seemed to be very polite.
John gave ................................................................................................................

2.

Jane did not finish her work until midnight.
It was ......................................................................................................................

3.

I had better go home now.
It is time ..................................................................................................................

4.

As soon as he arrived home, he had a shower.
No sooner ................................................................................................................

5.

Although she liked children very much, she couldn't face them any more that day.
Much ......................................................................................................................

6.

They were interested in nothing except talking about football.
Talking about football .............................................................................................

7.

Although we played well, we lost the game.
In spite ....................................................................................................................

8.

Mary was never late for work.
At no time ...............................................................................................................

9.

Very few people are willing to accept this job.
Hardly .....................................................................................................................

10. She did not hesitate to ask for more money.
She had ...................................................................................................................

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Sentence Transformation

Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1.

John seemed to be very polite.
John gave the impression of being (or that he was) very polite.

2.

Jane did not finish her work until midnight.
It was not until midnight that (or midnight before) Jane finished her work.

3.

I had better go home now.
It is time I went home (or for me to go home).

4.

As soon as he arrived home, he had a shower.
No sooner had he arrived home than he had a shower.

5.

Although she liked children very much, she couldn't face them any more that day.
Much as (or though) she liked children, she couldn't face them any more that day.

6.

They were interested in nothing except talking about football.
Talking about football was all (or the only thing) they were interested in.

7.

Although we played well, we lost the game.
In spite of the fact that we played well, we lost the game.

8.

Mary was never late for work.
At no time was Mary late for work.

9.

Very few people are willing to accept this job.
Hardly anyone (or anybody) is willing to accept this job.

10. She did not hesitate to ask for more money.
She had no hesitation in asking for more money.

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Irregular Verbs

Write the irregular verbs in the Past Simple and Past Participle.

Infinitive

Past Simple

Past Participle

bend
bleed
breed
burst
cling
creep
dig
draw
flee
fling
grind
kneel
lead
saw
seek
sew
sow
spit
spread
strive
swing
weave
weep
wind
wring

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Irregular Verbs

Write the irregular verbs in the Past Simple and Past Participle.

Infinitive

Past Simple

Past Participle

bend

bent

bent

bleed

bled

bled

breed

bred

bred

burst

burst

burst

cling

clung

clung

creep

crept

crept

dig

dug

dug

draw

drew

drawn

flee

fled

fled

fling

flung

flung

grind

ground

ground

kneel

knelt

knelt

lead

led

led

saw

sawed

sawn

seek

sought

sought

sew

sewed

sewn

sow

sowed

sown

spit

spat

spat

spread

spread

spread

strive

strove

striven

swing

swung

swung

weave

wove

woven

weep

wept

wept

wind

wound

wound

wring

wrung

wrung

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British v. American Spelling

Write the words in British English.
NOTE:
(1) = verb
(2) = air or beer
(3) = unit of measurement
(4) = noun

American

British

American

airplane

aluminum

anesthesia

analog

ax

analyze

behavior

anesthetic

calisthenics

appall

center

archeologist

check

(4)

armory

color

checkerboard

disk

counselor

enroll

defense

gage

diarrhea

gotten

donut

gynecology

draft (2)

humor

encyclopedia

installment

fetus

insure

gray

jewelry

homeopathy

kidnaping

licorice

labeled

meter (3)

labor

pajamas

license (4)

program

likable

sulfur

liter

theater

plow
practice

British

thru

(1)

tire (4)

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A8
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British v. American Spelling

Write the words in British English.
NOTE:
(1) = verb
(2) = air or beer
(3) = unit of measurement
(4) = noun

American

British

American

British

airplane

aeroplane

aluminum

aluminium

anesthesia

anaesthesia

analog

analogue

ax

axe

analyze

analyse

behavior

behaviour

anesthetic

anaesthetic

calisthenics

callisthenics

appall

appal

center

centre

archeologist

archaeologist

cheque

armory

armoury

color

colour

checkerboard

chequerboard

disk

disc

counselor

counsellor

enroll

enrol

defense

defence

gage

gauge

diarrhea

diarrhoea

gotten

got

donut

doughnut

check

(4)

(2)

gynecology

gynaecology

draft

humor

humour

encyclopedia

encyclopaedia

installment

instalment

fetus

foetus

insure

ensure

gray

grey

jewelry

jewellery

homeopathy

homoeopathy

kidnaping

kidnapping

licorice

liquorice

(3)

draught

labeled

labelled

meter

labor

labour

pajamas

pyjamas

license (4)

licence

program

programme

likable

likeable

sulfur

sulphur

liter

litre

theater

theatre

plough

thru

through

plow
practice

(1)

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(4)

metre

tyre

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Homophones

Write the homophones.
Examples: our hour
see sea
Homophones

Homophones

allowed

find

bare

flower

be

guessed

blue

guilt

bore

hall

bored

heard

bough

higher

boy

hole

break

horse

by

idol

calendar

in

caught

key

cereal

lane

course

lay

cruise

least

days

led

dear

made

die

mail

fair

main

feet

maize

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Homophones

Write the homophones.
Examples: our hour
see sea

Homophones

Homophones

allowed

aloud

find

fined

bare

bear

flower

flour

be

bee

guessed

guest

blue

blew

guilt

gilt

bore

boar

hall

haul

bored

board

heard

herd

bough

bow

higher

hire

boy

buoy

hole

whole

break

brake

horse

hoarse

by

bye

idol

idle

calendar

calender

in

inn

caught

court

key

quay

cereal

serial

lane

lain

course

coarse

lay

ley

cruise

crews

least

leased

days

daze

led

lead (metal)

dear

deer

made

maid

die

dye

mail

male

fair

fare

main

mane

feet

feat

maize

maze

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Homophones

Write the homophones.
Examples: be
in

bee
inn
Homophones

Homophones

mall

pea

manner

peace

meet

peel

might

peer

minor

phrase

moat

pie

morning

place

muscle

plane

new

pole

night

pour

nob

prays

nose

principal

not

queue

one

rain

ore

raise

our

red

paced

rhyme

pain

ring

pair

road

past

role

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Homophones

Write the homophones.
Examples: be
in

bee
inn
Homophones

Homophones

mall

maul

pea

pee

manner

manor

peace

piece

meet

meat

peel

peal

might

mite

peer

pier

minor

miner

phrase

frays

moat

mote

pie

pi

morning

mourning

place

plaice

muscle

mussel

plane

plain

new

knew

pole

poll

night

knight

pour

pore

nob

knob

prays

preys, praise

nose

knows

principal

principle

not

knot

queue

cue

one

won

rain

rein, reign

ore

oar

raise

rays, raze

our

hour

red

read (past)

paced

paste

rhyme

rime

pain

pane

ring

wring

pair

pear, pare

road

rode, rowed

past

passed

role

roll

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Homophones

Write the homophones.
Examples: be
in

bee
inn
Homophones

Homophones

rough

source

route

stair

row

steak

sack

steal

sail

story

see

straight

seen

style

sell

suite

sent

sun

sewn

sure

sheer

tail

side

tax

sight

threw

sign

tire

site

war

slay

way

so

weather

sole

week

sore

where

sort

write

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A11
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Homophones

Write the homophones.
Examples: be
in

bee
inn
Homophones

Homophones

rough

ruff

source

sauce

route

root

stair

stare

row

roe

steak

stake

sack

sac

steal

steel

sail

sale

story

storey

see

sea

straight

strait

seen

scene

style

stile

sell

cell

suite

sweet

sent

scent, cent

sun

son

sewn

sown

sure

shore

sheer

shear

tail

tale

side

sighed

tax

tacks

sight

site, cite

threw

through

sign

sine

tire

tyre

site

sight

war

wore

slay

sleigh

way

weigh

so

sew, sow

weather

whether

sole

soul

week

weak

sore

soar, saw

where

wear, ware

sort

sought

write

right, rite

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Collective Nouns

Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: army, array, bevy, body,
bunch, bundle, cloud, company, contingent, crew, crop, crowd, deck, fleet, flight, flock,
gang, heap, herd, kindle, pack, panel, pile, school, swarm, team, throng.
Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

a ……………………… of clothes

a ……………………… of sailors

a ……………………… of people

a ……………………… of apples

a ……………………… of mosquitoes

a ……………………… of players

a ……………………… of elephants

a ……………………… of sticks

a ……………………… of beautiful girls

a ……………………… of sheep

a ……………………… of thieves

a ……………………… of bananas

a ……………………… of students

a ……………………… of men

a ……………………… of judges

a ……………………… of pack animals

an ……………………… of ants

a ……………………… of cards

a ……………………… of stairs

a ……………………… of papers

a ……………………… of ships

a ……………………… of horses

a ……………………… of bees

an ……………………… of facts

a ……………………… of flowers

a ……………………… of oxen

a ……………………… of birds

a ……………………… of swine

a ……………………… of wolves

a ……………………… of lies

a ……………………… of keys

a ……………………… of buses

a ……………………… of tourists

a ……………………… of kittens

a ……………………… of researchers

a ……………………… of swallows

a ……………………… of elks

a ……………………… of whales

a ……………………… of soldiers

a ……………………… of hounds

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Collective Nouns

Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: army, array, bevy, body,
bunch, bundle, cloud, company, contingent, crew, crop, crowd, deck, fleet, flight, flock,
gang, heap, herd, kindle, pack, panel, pile, school, swarm, team, throng.
Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

a bundle / heap of clothes

a crew of sailors

a crowd of people

a crop of apples

a cloud of mosquitoes

a company of players

a herd of elephants

a bundle of sticks

a bevy of beautiful girls

a flock of sheep

a pack / gang of thieves

a bunch of bananas

a crop of students

a body of men

a panel of judges

a herd of pack animals

an army of ants

a deck of cards

a flight of stairs

a pile of papers

a fleet of ships

a team of horses

a swarm of bees

an array of facts

a bunch of flowers

a team of oxen

a flock of birds

a herd of swine

a pack of wolves

a pack of lies

a bunch of keys

a fleet of buses

a flock / throng of tourists

a kindle of kittens

a team of researchers

a flight of swallows

a gang of elks

a school of whales

a contingent of soldiers

a pack of hounds

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Collective Nouns

Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: batch, battalion, battery,
board, circle, clump, cluster, colony, constellation, covey, drove, gaggle, host, legion,
litter, mass, mob, murder, muster, phalanx, pod, pride, ring, set, shoal, sloth, string,
suite, troop, wad, watch.
Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

a ……………………… of crows

a ……………………… of puppies

a ……………………… of friends

a ……………………… of nightingales

a ……………………… of onions

a ……………………… of admirers

a ……………………… of photographers a ……………………… of geese
a ……………………… of hooligans

a ……………………… of lions

a ……………………… of bears

a ……………………… of recruits

a ……………………… of riot police

a ……………………… of ants

a ……………………… of stars

a ……………………… of pearls

a ……………………… of seals

a ……………………… of peacocks

a ……………………… of schoolgirls

a ……………………… of directors

a ……………………… of letters

a ……………………… of dolphins

a ……………………… of rules

a ……………………… of sightseers

a ……………………… of bank notes

a ……………………… of film stars

a ……………………… of troops

a ……………………… of trees

a ……………………… of fish

a ……………………… of tests

a ……………………… of cattle

a ……………………… of accessories

a ……………………… of examiners

a ……………………… of cutlery

a ……………………… of whales

a ……………………… of partridges

a ……………………… of thieves

a ……………………… of spectators

a ……………………… of rooms

a ……………………… of monkeys

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