Question

A 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.​

Answer 1

A collective noun is used to describe a whole group of people, animals or things. thus, it consists of more than one member.

• The correct collective nouns are -

1. Herd-collective noun cows,field- common  noun

2.pile-collective  noun  books,table-common  noun

3. creatures,food- common  noun

4. bunch-collective  noun  magician,keys,pigeon-common  noun

5. river-common Ganga,Indian- proper  noun

6. crowds-collective people,street-common  noun

7. crew-collective noun  ship- common  noun

8.class- collective  noun  Reema- proper  noun

9. flocks -collective  noun  bird,lake-common  noun

10. Africa-proper  noun  continent-common  noun

Answer 2

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