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    The document discusses collective nouns which are used to describe groups of people, animals, objects, plants or collections of things. It provides many examples of collective nouns grouped by the types of things they describe such as lions, fish, trees and fruits.

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    The document discusses collective nouns which are used to describe groups of people, animals, objects, plants or collections of things. It provides many examples of collective nouns grouped by the types of things they describe such as lions, fish, trees and fruits.

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    Collective

    Nouns
    I can use the pocket money
    I saved to buy a bouquet of
    flowers for my mother on her
    birthday.
    A collective noun is used to
    describe a group of people,
    animals, objects,plants or
    a collection of things.
    a pride of lions a troop of monkeys
    a herd of cattle a brood of chickens
    a swarm of bees a nest of mice
    a litter of kittens ; puppies a shoal of fish
    a school of whales a hive of bees
    a flock of sheep
    a team of horses ; oxen
    a pack of wolves
    a flight of swallows
    a loaf of bread a batch of bread
    a string of pearls a fleet of cars ; ships
    a pack of cards a suit of furniture ; rooms
    a set of tools a collection of pictures
    a row of houses a flight of steps ; aeroplanes
    a bunch of keys a bale of cotton ; wool
    a peal of bells a library of books
    a chest of drawers a sheaf of arrows
    a suit of clothes a group of islands
    a party of friends a team of players
    a troupe of dancers a crowd of people ; spectators
    a bench of magistrates a gang of labourers ; thieves
    an army of soldiers a staff of teachers ; servants
    a board of directors a class of scholars ; pupils
    a choir of singers a bevy of ladies
    a company of actors a pack of liers
    a crew of sailors a tribe of natives
    a field of runners
    a basket/crate of fruits a bunch of grapes ; bananas
    a bouquet of flowers a cluster of grapes ; coconuts
    a clump trees a forest of trees
    a hedge of bushes
    a punnet of strawberries
    a comb of bananas
    a sheaf of corn
    a stack of hay
    a tuft of grass

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