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    Collective Nouns: A Collective Noun Is Used To Refer To A Group of People, Things or Animals

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    A collective noun is used to refer to a group of people, things or animals. Some common collective nouns include: 1. Army - for soldiers 2. Bouquet - for flowers 3. Comb - for bananas There are many other collective nouns such as flock for birds/sheep/goats, school for fish/whales/dolphins, and team for players/doctors. Collective nouns can also refer to groups of things, animals, and even abstract concepts.

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    A collective noun is used to refer to a group of people, things or animals. Some common collective nouns include: 1. Army - for soldiers 2. Bouquet - for flowers 3. Comb - for bananas There are many other collective nouns such as flock for birds/sheep/goats, school for fish/whales/dolphins, and team for players/doctors. Collective nouns can also refer to groups of things, animals, and even abstract concepts.

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    A collective noun is used to refer to a group of people, things or animals. Some common collective nouns include: 1. Army - for soldiers 2. Bouquet - for flowers 3. Comb - for bananas There are many other collective nouns such as flock for birds/sheep/goats, school for fish/whales/dolphins, and team for players/doctors. Collective nouns can also refer to groups of things, animals, and even abstract concepts.

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    COLLECTIVE NOUNS

    A collective noun is used to refer to a group of people, things or animals.

    Some common collective nouns


    1. army soldiers 2. bouquet flowers

    There was an army of soldiers marching Encik Jalil bought a bouquet of flowers for his
    on the field. wife.

    4. flock birds/sheep/goats
    3. comb bananas

    Jeremy saw a flock of birds flying south for the


    There is a comb of bananas on the shelf.
    winter.

    5. school fish/whales/dolphins 6. set tools/china

    I saw a large school of fish in the sea. He bought a set of tools from the supermarket.

    7. swarm bees/insects
    8. team players/doctors
    A swarm of bees attacked Vijay last
    week. The whole team of players cheered when they
    won the game.
    More collective nouns
    For people
    a field of runners
    a gang of thieves/labourers/prisoners/convicts/
    an audience of people
    criminals
    a band of musicians/bandits
    a horde of savages
    a bevy of girls/beauties
    a host of angels
    a bench of magistrates
    a party of friends
    a board of directors
    a posse of policemen
    a class of pupils/scholars
    a staff of teachers/servants
    a company of soldiers/actors
    a tribe of natives
    a congregation of worshippers
    a troop of Boy Scouts
    a crowd of spectators/people
    a troupe of jugglers/dancers
    a choir of singers
    a crew of sailors

    For thing
    an album of photographs a hedge of bushes
    an anthology of poems a kit of tools
    a bale of cotton/wool/cloth a library of books
    a block of flats/apartments a list of names
    a bowl of rice/soup a batch of bread or cookies
    a bunch of grapes/keys a mass of ruins
    a bundle of sticks/flags a pack of cards
    a cache of jewels a packet of cigarettes
    a chain of islands a pair of shoes/trousers/socks/spectacles
    a chest of drawers a pile of papers/stones
    a collection of stamps/antiques/pictures a quiver of arrows
    a cluster of stars/diamonds a range of mountains/hills
    a clump of trees a ring of fire
    a crate of fruits/apples/oranges a suit of clothes
    a fleet of ships/motorcars/vessels a sheaf of wheat
    a flight of stairs a stack of hay
    a forest of trees a string of pearls/beads
    a galaxy of stars a tuft of grass
    a hail of bullets a volley of bullets
    a heap of rubbish/stones a wreath of flowers
    For animals
    an army of ants/insects a host of sparrows
    a band of gorillas a litter of puppies/kittens/cubs
    a brood of chickens a nest of rabbits/mice/snakes/ants
    a colony of seals, bats a pack of wolves
    a flight of swallows a pride of lions
    a flock of sheeps a plague of locusts/insects
    a gaggle of geese a shoal of herring/fish
    a herd of cattle/elephants/buffaloes a team of oxen/horses
    a hive of bees a troop of monkeys

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