Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
A 1.
o f wolves howled in the jungle.
2. A band of_ sang at the party.
3.
A
o f sheep is crossing the road.
4. Where did you last see the bunch of
5. Tie the
of sticks with a thread.
6. A
of students is attending the quiz competition
7. A hive of_ is buzzing outside the window.
8. I bought a new
of shoes yesterday.​

Answer 1

1 packs

2 singers

3 herd

4 bananas

5 bundle

6 group

7 bees

8 pair

Answer 2

Answer:  

1. A pack of wolves howled in the jungle.

2. A band of singers sang at the party.

3. A flock of sheep is crossing the road.

4. Where did you last see the bunch of keys/ flowers/ bananas/ grapes.

5. Tie the bundle of sticks with a thread.

6. A group/ cohort of students is attending the quiz competition

7. A hive of bees is buzzing outside the window.

8. I bought a new pair of shoes yesterday.​

Explanation:

• In linguistics, a collective noun refers to the naming word most often denotes a group or collection of individuals or objects.  

• Collective nouns always describe a plurality of one kind or another.

• These nouns i.e. words such as pack, band, flock, bundle, cohort, group, hive and pair- are all singular nouns but they refer to a group of people or things such as a pack of wolves, a band of singers, a pair of shoes, a cohort of students, a bundle of sticks, a bunch of keys, a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, etc.

• In most cases, collective nouns use singular verbs. That’s because collective nouns refer to a group of multiple people or things as a single unit or entity.

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