Question

7. Sharif bought a bouquet of ........... for his wife. (grapes/flowers)
8. The carpenter carved a beautiful chest of ......
(drawers/desks)
9. The boy plucked a bunch of ...... from the vineyard.
(grass/grapes)
10. The explorer had a fleet of ten
(ships/trains)
11. Akhil recognized a few constellations of
(stars/meteors)
12. A congregation of
assembled to pray. (devotees/custome
13. John ran up the flight of .....
(stairs/planes)
14. The suite of ............ booked for us was huge. (rooms/clothes)
15. Suman bought a string of
for her mother. (bracelets/pe:
Correct the mistakes in the use of collective nouns in the following senten
nd rewrite them.
- A pride of spectators gathered around the winner.​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Sharif bought a bouquet of Flowers for his wife

• The carpenter carved a beautiful chest of drawers

• The boy plucked a bunch of grapes from the vineyard

• The explorer had a fleet of ten ships

• Akhil recognized a few constellations of stars

• A congregation of assembled to pray. devotees

• John ran up the flight of planes

• The suite of rooms booked for us was huge

• Suman bought a string of bracelet for her mother

Correct the mistakes in the use of collective nouns in the following sentence and rewrite them.

- A pride of spectators gathered around the winner.

1. The crowd of spectators gathered around the winner

Explanation:

◉LET'S EXPLORE MORE

✯What is a collective noun?

A collective noun refers to a group of people, animals or a collection of things taken as a whole.

✯Collective nouns examples:

• A bevy of girls, a giggle of girls

• A blush of boys,

• A glaring of cats, a cluster of cats, a clutter of cats

• A business ferrets, a cast of ferrets

• A journey of giraffes, a herd of giraffes, a tower of giraffes

✯Collective Nouns List

✯Common Group Names

☆Group Name “Herd”

• A herd of antelope
• A herd of boar
• A herd of buffaloes
• A herd of caribou
• A herd of cattle
• A herd of chinchillas
• A herd of cows
• A herd of cranes
• A herd of deer
• A herd of donkeys

☆Group Name “Pack”

• A pack of bears (polar bears)
• A pack of coyotes
• A pack of dogs
• A pack of grouse
• A pack of gulls
• A pack of hounds
• A pack of mongooses
• A pack of mules
• A pack of rats
• A pack of sharks

☆Group Name “Flock”

• A flock of bustards
• A flock of camels
• A flock of chickens
• A flock of ducks
• A flock of geese
• A flock of goats
• A flock of parrots
• A flock of pigeons
• A flock of seagulls
• A flock of turkeys

☆Group Name “Swarm”

• A swarm of ants
• A swarm of bees
• A swarm of butterflies
• A swarm of eels
• A swarm of flies
• A swarm of gnats
• A swarm of insects
• A swarm of rats

☆Group Name “Shoal”

• A shoal of bass
• A shoal of fish
• A shoal of herrings
• A shoal of pilchards
• A shoal of salmon

☆Group Name “Group”

• A group of guinea pigs
• A group of islands
• A group of people
• A group of dancers
• A group of engineers

☆Group Name “Crowd”

• A crowd of onlookers
• A crowd of people

☆Group Name “Gang”

• A gang of hoodlums
• A gang of laborers
• A gang of slaves
• A gang of thieves
• A gang of criminals
• A gang of crooks
• A gang of hoodlums
• A gang of prisoners

☆Group Name “Mob”

• A mob of emus
• A mob of kangaroos
• A mob of meerkats
• A mob of thieves
• A mob of sheep
• A mob of kangaroos
• A mob of rioters

☆Group Name “Staff”

• A staff of employees
• A staff of servants

☆Group Name “Crew”

• A crew of sailors

☆Group Name “Choir”

• A choir of angels

☆Group Name “Orchestra”

• An orchestra of musicians

☆Group Name “Panel”

• A panel of experts

☆Group Name “Board”

• A board of directors
• A board of trustees
• A board of chess players

☆Group Name “Troupe”

• A troupe of monkeys
• A troupe of shrimp
• A troupe of dancers
• A troupe of minstrels
• A troupe of performers

☆Group Name “Bunch”

• A bunch of seals
• A bunch of pigeons

☆Group Name “Heap”

• A heap of trash

☆Group Name “Set”

• A set of bowls
• A set of utensils

☆Group Name “Stack”

• A stack of books

☆Group Name “Series”

• A series of events
• A series of photos

☆Group Name “Fall”

• A fall of lambs
• A fall of woodcock

✯List of Collective Nouns for Animals, People and Things

✯Collective Nouns List for People

• A circle of friends
• A class of pupils
• A horde of savages
• A host of angels
• A house of senators
• A joint of osteopaths
• A lie/An equivocation of politicians
• A line of kings/rulers
• A melody of harpists
• A mess/An execution of officers
• A meter of percussionists
• A mob of rioters
• A morbidity of majors
• A mug/A reflection of narcissists
• A multiply/An unhappiness of husbands
• A mutter of mothers-in-law
• A wisdom of grandparents
• A number/A set of mathematicians
• A pack of Brownies
• A pack of thieves
• A pan of reviewers
• A panel of experts
• A party of friends

✯Collective Nouns List for Animals

• A cloud of seafowls
• A colony/A flock/A raft of auks
• A colony of avocets
• A colony of gulls
• A colony of ibises
• A colony of voles
• A glide of flying fish
• A glint/A troubling of goldfish
• A grind of blackfish
• A herd of seahorses
• A pack of perch
• A party of rainbow fish
• A quantity of smelts
• A school of butterfly fish
• A school of cod

✯Collective Nouns List for Things

• A piece of jewellery
• A pile of money
• A drop of rain
• A ray of sunshine
• A pinch of salt
• A bar of soap
• A tube of toothpaste
• A ball of wool
• A bar of soap
• A battery of tests
• A bolt of lightning
• A bunch of books
• A bunch of keys
• A bunch of keys
• A chest of drawers
• A clump of reeds
• A deck of cards

Answer 2

Answer:

Sharif brought bouquet