Read the following sentences:
· He made his way through the crowd.
· This is a bunch of keys.
· They were attacked by a swarm of bees.
A hive of bees
A fleet of ships
A flock of sheep
A colony of ants
A swarm of bees
A swarm of ants
A flock of birds
A quiver of arrows
A library of books
A culture of bacteria
An army of caterpillars
A class of students
An army of frogs
A sloth of bears
A deck of cards
A herd of cattle
A pack of dogs
A school of fish
A bouquet of flowers
A litter of kittens
A litter of puppies
A mob of kangaroos
A pride of lions
A troop of kangaroos
A pride of peacocks
A troop of monkeys
A range of mountains
A tribe of monkeys
A parliament of owls
A herd of zebra
A herd of deer
A herd of buffalo
A herd of antelope
A galaxy of stars
A den of thieves
A pack of wolves
A den of snakes
An orchard of trees
· He made his way through the crowd.
· This is a bunch of keys.
· They were attacked by a swarm of bees.
Here the words crowd, bunch and swarm stand for a collection of people, a collection of keys and a collection of bees.
Nouns which are thus used to denote a collection of people or things are called collective nouns.
- A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of people, animal and specific items.
- For example-
- a group of people is called crowd,
- a group of cows is called a herd;
- a group of lions is called a pride etc.
Some more examples of Collective noun :
A fleet of airplanesA ream of paper
A hive of bees
A fleet of ships
A flock of sheep
A colony of ants
A swarm of bees
A swarm of ants
A flock of birds
A quiver of arrows
A library of books
A culture of bacteria
An army of caterpillars
A class of students
An army of frogs
A sloth of bears
A deck of cards
A herd of cattle
A pack of dogs
A school of fish
A bouquet of flowers
A litter of kittens
A litter of puppies
A mob of kangaroos
A pride of lions
A troop of kangaroos
A pride of peacocks
A troop of monkeys
A range of mountains
A tribe of monkeys
A parliament of owls
A herd of zebra
A herd of deer
A herd of buffalo
A herd of antelope
A galaxy of stars
A den of thieves
A pack of wolves
A den of snakes
An orchard of trees
A host of sparrows
A division of soldiers
A nest of mice
An army of soldiers
A nest of snakes
A squad of soldiers
A team of horses
A panel of experts
A team of players
A squad of players
A team of oxen
A leap of leopards
A school of whales
A bunch of keys
A collection of coins
A bundle of sticks
An army of ants
A band of musicians
A tribe of goats
A train of camels
A cluster of coconuts
A forest of trees
A division of soldiers
A nest of mice
An army of soldiers
A nest of snakes
A squad of soldiers
A team of horses
A panel of experts
A team of players
A squad of players
A team of oxen
A leap of leopards
A school of whales
A bunch of keys
A collection of coins
A bundle of sticks
An army of ants
A band of musicians
A tribe of goats
A train of camels
A cluster of coconuts
Practice Exercise
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Q) Match the collective noun to the noun it goes with it. |
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