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it is no longer considered as a whole unit, then the verb used
is plural. Consider the following brief example to clarify
understanding of the relationship of Collective Nouns with
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The family is planning an overseas trip. (In this
sentence, the family word is considered as a whole unit, Pronoun (Types
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so the verb used is a singular verb is.)
The family are discussing about the plan. (In this Verb Moods
sentence, the family is used to represent the words (Types and
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longer considered as a whole unit, but rather the
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There are many kinds of Collective Nouns. Most Collective What is
Nouns use certain terms and are different in grouping units. Uncountable
(Mass) Noun?
For example, a swarm of fish and a swarm of sheep, Give Examples
although both use the word a bunch, but the English version
is different, namely: a school of fish (a bunch of fish), and a
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examples of collective Nouns.
Kinds of Collective Nouns
There are 2 kinds of Collective Noun, namely :
1. Collective Nouns that use
prepositions as groupings
1. Collective Nouns that use prepositions as
groupings, such as a flock of , a herd of , etc. that
can be classified as people,
things, and creatures:
i. Collective Nouns of People
an army of soldiers
a bevy of beauties / girls
a band of musicians
a band of robbers
a board of directors
a body of downloading
a bunch of crooks
a caravan of gypsies
a choir of singers
a class of pupils
a class of students
a company of actors
a company of soldiers, and
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a congregation of worshipers
a crew of sailors
a crowd of Spectators
a crowd of people
a dynasty of kings
a galaxy of beautiful women
a galaxy of movie stars
a gang of crooks
a gang of laborers
a gang of prisoners,
a gang of robbers
a gang of thieves
a group of dancers
a group of singers
a horde of savages
a host of angels
a line of kings / rulers
a mob of rioters
a pack of Rascals
a pack of thieves
a party of friends
a patrol of policemen
a posse of policemen
a regiment of soldiers,
a staff of employees
a staff of Servants
a staff of teachers
a team of players
a tribe of natives
a troop of scouts
a group of artists
a group of performers
a party of friends
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Collective Nouns of People
ii. Collective Nouns for Things
an album of autographs and
an album of photographs
an album of stamps
an anthology of poems
an archipelago of islands
a bale of cotton
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a bale of wool
a basket of fruit
a batch of bread
a battery of guns
a block of flats
a book of exercises
a book of notes
a bouquet of flowers
a bowl of rice
a bunch of bananas
a bunch of flowers
a bunch of grapes
a bunch of keys
a bundle of rags / old clothes
a bundle of firewood / sticks
a bundle of hay
a catalog of prices / goods
a chain of events
a chain of mountains
a chest of drawers
a cloud of dust
a Clump of bushes
a Clump of trees
a cluster of coconuts
a cluster of diamonds
is a cluster of grapes
a cluster of stars
a clutch of eggs
a collection of coins
a collection of curiosities of
a collection of pictures
a collection of relics
a collection of stamps
a column of smoke
a comb of bananas
a compendium of games
a constellation of stars
is a cluster of diamonds
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is a cluster of stars
a clutch of eggs
a crate of fruit
a crop of apples
a fall of rain
a fall of snow
a fleet of motor-cars / taxis
a fleet of ships
a flight of airplanes
a flight of steps
a forest of trees
a galaxy of stars
a garland of flowers
a glossary of difficult, words / phrases
a group of islands
a grove of trees
a hail of bullets
a hand of bananas ( each a finger)
a harvest of wheat / corn
a heap of rubbish
a heap of ruins
a hedge of bushes
a heap of stones
a layer of soil / dirt
a library of books
a line of cars
a list of names
a mass of ruins / hair
a necklace of pearls
an outfit of clothes
an orchard of fruit trees
a pack of cards
a pack of lies
a packet of cigarettes
a packet of letters
a pair of shoes
a pencil of rays and
a quiver of arrows
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a range of hills
a range of mountains
a ream of paper
a reel of thread / film
a roll of film / cloth
a rope of pearls
a row of houses
a series of events
a set of china
a set of clubs,
a set of tools
a Sheaf of arrows
a Sheaf of corn
a Sheaf of grain
a Sheaf of papers
a Sheaf of wheat
a shower of blows
a shower of rain
a stack of arms
a stack of corn
a stack of hay
a stack of timber
a stack of wood
a stock of goods
a stock of wood
a string of beads
a string of pearls
a suit of clothes
a suite of furniture
a suite of rooms
a tuft of grass
a tuft of hair
a wad of currency / notes
a wreath of flowers
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Collective Nouns of things.
iii. Collective Nouns of Animals /
Creatures
an army of ants
a bevy of quail
a brood/flock of chicks /chickens
a catch of fish
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a cloud of flies
a cloud of insects
a cloud of Locusts
a colony of gulls
a drove of cattle
a drove of horses
a flight of birds
a flight of doves
a flight of Locusts
a flight of swallows
a flock of birds
a flock of geese
a flock of sheep
a flock of chickens
a gaggle of geese
a haul of fish
a herd of buffaloes
a herd of cattle
a herd of deer
a herd of elephants
a herd of goats
a herd of swine
a hive of bees
a host of sparrows
a kindle of kittens
a litter of cubs
a litter of piglets
a litter of kittens
a litter of puppies
a menagerie of wild animals
a muster of peacocks
a nest of ants
a nest of mice
a nest of rabbits
a pack of hounds
a pack of wolves
a plague of insects
a plague of Locusts
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a pride of lions
a school of Herrings / other small fish
a school of porpoises
a school of whales
a shoal of fish
a skein of wild geese in flight
a string of horses
a stud of horses
a swarm of ants
a swarm of bees
A swarm of insects
a swarm of locusts
a team of oxen
a train of camels
a tribe of goats
a troop of lions
a troop of monkeys
a zoo of wild animals
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Collective nouns of animals
2. Collective Nouns that only
use one word
2. Collective Nouns that only use one word but
can represent members as a whole unit.
corporation’s army
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audience
board
cabinet
class
committee
company
council
department
faculty
family
firm jury majority
group
minority
navy
public
school
senate
society
team
troupe
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