Question

I. UNDERLINE THE COLLECTIVE NOUNS:
a A gang of robbers robbed the bank.
b. He owns a fleet of ships.
c. Look at that troop of monkeys.
d. There are eleven players in da cricket team.
II. WRITE THE SINGULAR FORM OF THESE WORDS.
a. mice
b. dishes
c. proofs
d. puppies
III. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A/ AN/ THE:
a. Give me
phone.
b. Have you worn -
pair of jeans that I brought for you.
c. Please switch off --
- fan.
IV.WRITE AN APPLICATION TO THE PRINCIPAL REQESTING TO ARRANGE
REMEDIAL CLASSES FOR THE STUDENTS.​

Answer 1

a. gang

b. fleet

c. troop

d. eleven  

a. mouse

b. dish

c. proof

d. puppy

a. Give me a phone.

b. Have you worn a pair of jeans that I brought for you?

c. Please switch off the fan.

Explanation:

• A collective noun is a name of a group of things or people or a collection of nouns.

• These are the terms that are used in a sentence to depict the number of nouns.

• There are two articles in the English grammar that are "the and a/an".

• "the" is considered as a definite article and "a/an" is considered as an indefinite article.

• Articles are used to define the specificity of a noun.

Answer 2

a.gang of robbers

b.fleet of ships

c.troop of monkeys

d.team