Question

Fill up the blank with the correct word:
The shepherd was looking after the_______ of sheep.
(A) gang
(B) crew
(C) fleet
(D) flock​

Answer 1

Answer:

flock of sheep

Explanation:

follow me

Answer 2

The shepherd was looking after the flock of sheep. (option D)

• The given sentence should be filled with a collective noun.
• The collective noun used is "flock".
• Collective nouns: They are single words given to represent more than one number of things or objects.
• This is used to collectively represent anything that is more in number.
• A collective noun is called singular or a plural noun.
• Few collective nouns are "herd, group, stack, flock, crew, bunch," etc.,
• Collective nouns can be used in plural form or singular form depending on the verbs or pronouns present in the sentence.