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- 1. Collective Nouns By Haslinda Midy SK StMary Papar
- 2. What are CollectiveNouns • Collective Nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things. For examples: a family a crew a team a club a community a committee a choir a company a band a gang an orchestra the government an audience the army
- 3. Collective Nouns • Collectivenouns may be used with a singular verb or with a plural verb. If the group is acting as a single unit, use a singular verb. If group members are acting as individuals, use a plural verb. For example: – The crowd was orderly. – The crowd were clapping, yelling and cheering.
- 4. Collective Nouns • Hereare more collective nouns you can use for groups of people. –a crowd of shoppers –a gang of thieves –a company of actors –a panel of judges –a class of schoolchildren –a platoon of soldiers
- 5. Collective Nouns • Manygroups of animals have their own special collective nouns as follows:- a herd of cattle a pack of wolves a litter of puppies a flock of birds a pride of lions a troop of monkeys a drove of sheep a pod of dolphins a brood of chickens a gaggle of geese a school of fish a swarm of bees
- 6. Collective Nouns • Somegroups of things also have their own special collective nouns. a bunch of bananas a deck of cards a cluster of grapes a flight of steps a bunch of flowers a suite of rooms a bouquet of flowers a suite of furniture a range of mountains a set of tools a fleet of ships a fleet of vehicles a grove of trees a string of beads
- 7. Collective Nouns • Somenouns name the amount or form of something. a loaf of bread a bar of soap a ball of string a bar of chocolate
- 8. Collective Nouns • Thewords a piece of mean a single serving or part of something. a slice/piece of bread a slice/piece of cheese a piece/square of chocolate a slice/piece of cake a sheet/piece of paper a piece of chalk a piece of information a piece of advice
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- 25. 2. I cansee a flight of birds flying over my house. 3. There is a flock of birds perching on the branch of the mango tree. 4. There is a colony of rabbits in that big hole. 5. The nest of small rabbits are eating the carrots. 6. The herd of horses are grazing at the field. 7. The stable of horses are eating the dry hay.