Sunday, March 31, 2019

Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

Collective noun is a word which is used to represent a group of people, places ,animals or things taken as a whole. Given below are a list of some of the common collective nouns.


























Some examples of collective noun are given below which are commonly used under the category of People.

A class of students
An army of soldiers
A Choir of singers
A crew of sailors
A band of musicians
A bunch of Crooks
A crowd of people spectators
A Gang of thieves
A group of dancers
A troupe of artists
A troop of dancers
A pack of thieves
Staff of employees
A Regiment of soldiers
A tribe of natives
A panel of experts
A board of directors

Some of the examples of collective nouns which are used for animals are given below

A catch of fish
An army of ants
A flight of birds
A flock of birds
A haul of fish
A flock of sheep
A herd of deer/cattle/goats/buffaloes
Hive of bees
A litter of cubs
A host of sparrows
A team of horses
A troop of lions
Zoo of wild animals
A pack of wolves
A Swarm of bees/ants/rats/flies
A team of ducks/oxen
A murder of crows
A kennel of dogs
A pack of hounds

Some of the collective nouns which are used for things are given below.

A group of Islands
Galaxy / Cluster of stars
A forest of trees
A stack of wood
A fleet of ships
A string of pearls
An album of stamps/autographs/photos
A library of books
A basket of fruit
A bowl of rice
A pack of cards
A pair of shoes
A bouquet of flowers
A bunch of keys
Chest of drawers
Pack of lies
A range of mountains
A cloud of dust

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