Question

Have you learnt your collective nouns?
Now, choose the appropriate collective noun for each sentence:
Tops
bouquet
school
class
band
staff
stack
team
deck
1. The speaker presented himself to the CASC_of students.
2. The boss asked the to meet him before work.
3. I selected one book from the of books on the table.
4. Dad surprised mom with a beautiful w el of roses.
5. There are 52 cards in a
6. The soccer won the game.
7. The dolphin swam with the of fish.
8. A 20 of musicians played on the street.
9. I bought a
of bread at the market.
10. The
headed towards the battlefield.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In linguistics, a collective noun is a collection of things taken as a whole. Most collective nouns in everyday speech are not specific to one kind of thing, such as the word "group", which can be applied to people ("a group of people") or dogs ("a group of dogs") or other things.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The speaker presented himself to the casc class of students.

2.The boss asked the staff to meet him before work

3.l selected a book from the stack of books on the table.

4. Dad surprised mom with a beautiful bouquet of roses

5.There are 52 decks of cards

6.The team of soccer won the game

7.The dolphin swam with the school of fishes

8. A band of 20 musicians played on the street.

9. l bought a batch of bread at the market.

10. The troop of soldiers headed towards the battlefield