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Pick out the proper and common nouns from the following sentences and state
which of the common nouns are collective:
1. A herd of cows was grazing in the field.
2. There was a pile of books on the table.
3. All living creatures need food to survive.
4. The magician turned a bunch of keys into
a pigeon.
5. The Ganga is a river sacred to Indians.
6. We could see crowds of people standing in the streets.
7. The crew of the sinking ship refused to leave the Captain behind.
8. The class wanted Reema to be their monitor.
9. In winter, flocks of birds come to this lake.
10. Africa is the second largest continent.
11. The horse could not pull that cart full
of sand.
12. Sanjay has joined a company of actors.
13. This album has five CDs of popular songs.
14. The two teams went in separate buses to
the stadium.
15. We saw many groups of pilgrims camping by the river.
Answers
Answer:
1. A herd of cows was grazing in the field.
Answer:
- common nouns: cows, field
- collective noun: herd
2. There was a pile of books on the table.
Answer:
- common nouns: books, table
- collective noun: pile
3. All living creatures need food to survive.
Answer:
- common noun: food
4. The magician turned a bunch of keys into
a pigeon.
Answer:
- common nouns: magician, keys, pigeon.
- collective noun: bunch
5. The Ganga is a river sacred to Indians.
Answer:
- proper noun: Ganga
- common noun: river
- collective noun: Indians
6. We could see crowds of people standing in the streets.
Answer:
- common noun: people, streets
- collective noun: crowds
7. The crew of the sinking ship refused to leave the Captain behind.
Answer:
- proper noun: Captain
- common noun: ship
- collective noun: crew
8. The class wanted Reema to be their monitor.
Answer:
- proper noun: Reema
- common noun: monitor
- collective noun: class
9. In winter, flocks of birds come to this lake.
Answer:
- common nouns: winter, birds, lake
- collective noun: flocks
10. Africa is the second largest continent.
Answer:
- proper noun: Africa
- common noun: continent
11. The horse could not pull that cart full
of sand.
Answer
- common nouns: horse, cart, sand
12. Sanjay has joined a company of actors.
Answer:
- proper noun: Sanjay
- common noun: actors
- collective noun: company
13. This album has five CDs of popular songs.
Answer:
- common nouns: CDs, song
- collective noun: album
14. The two teams went in separate buses to
the stadium.
Answer:
- common nouns: buses, stadium
- collective noun: teams
15. We saw many groups of pilgrims camping by the river.
Answer:
- common nouns: pilgrims, river
- collective noun: groups
a herd cows was grazing
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