F. Complete the sentences with the words in the box, paying attention to the
nouns or verbs that follow the phrases denoting quantity.
-amount
-deal
-plenty
-number
-majority
-minority
1. Most people agree to spend money on helping stray animals, but a _________
says we should spend that money on more important issues.
2. Don't worry, we've got _______
of time before the dolphin show starts.
3. A large _________
of monkeys gathered round our jeep when we
entered the national park.
4. Although a great ______
of effort has been made to save the
Sumatran tiger, it still faces extinction.
5. The ___________
of the group wanted to visit the bird sanctuary, so I had
to go along.
6. You should see the ______
of food an elephant can eat in one day!
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