Fill in the blanks with collective nouns given in the box below:-
Collection,gang,flock,troop,bunch
a) The farmer has a ________________of cattle on his farm.
b) Our friend shows us a ______________ of stamps.
c) She bought a ________________ of bananas from the market.
d)They saw a ______________ of lions at the zoo.
e) A police have arrested a ______________ of thieves.
Answers
(b)Our friend shows us a collection of stamps,
(c) She bought a bunch of bananas from the market,
(d) They saw a troop of lions at the zoo,
(e) A police have arrested a gang of thieves.
a) Flock
b) Collection
c) Bunch
d) Troop
e) Gang
Collective nouns are singular verb forms. It is the number of things or persons taken "as a whole". They appear in both "Singular and Plural forms".
For example: Army, jury, Parliament, committee, mob, crowd, etc.
Sentences having countable nouns are mentioned below:
A herd of sheep is passing.
The Pakistan army was defeated at Pathankot.
The police dispersed the crowd.
Students wait for their teacher. (Whole class is waiting, so only a "singular verb" and pronoun is used in the sentence.)
Students, waited for their teacher while doing their homework. (Whole class is waiting, but they are acting as individuals, everyone is doing their homework. So, a "plural verb" and pronoun are used in the sentence.)