Question

Identify the collective nouns:-
a)the orchestra tuned up before the concert.
b)Gretchen is the president of our committee.
c)the navy shailed three ships in to the horbor.
d)Mr. Ferguson spoke to our class.
e)A large group went swimming at the lake.
find the collective nouns​

Answer 1

Firstly let's know about collective noun -

$\huge{\underlined{\sf{\green{Collective\:Noun-}}}}$ Collective noun refers to the collection of things and a group of people.

$\huge{\underlined{\sf{\green{Example-}}}}$ Class, Committee, staff, family, jury, bunch, bundle, pack, set and herd etc.

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• In the forest, the pack of wolves has circled the cows.

• Our Karate teacher can break the bundle of woods.

• I bought my teacher a bouquet of roses.

• The bunch of keys are in my purse.

• I bought my grandmother a string of pearls.

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A) The orchestra tuned up before the concert.

• Answer - Orchestra

B) Gretchen is the president of our committee.

• Answer - Committee

C) The navy shailed three ships in to the horbor.

• Answer - Navy

D) Mr. Ferguson spoke to our class.

• Answer - Class

E) A large group went swimming at the lake.

• Answer - Group

Answer 2

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a)The orchestra tuned up before the concert.

➠ Collective noun - Orchestra

b) Gretchen is the president of our committee.

➠ Collective noun - Committee

(c) The navy shailed three ships in to the horbor.

➠ Collective noun - Navy

d) Mr. Ferguson spoke to our class.

➠ Collective noun - Class

e) A large group went swimming at the lake.

➠ Collective noun - Group

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Additional Information :-

• Noun - Noun are words that name people, animals, things and ideas.

• There are five kinds of noun :

➠ Proper Nouns : A proper noun denotes a particular person, place, day or thing.

For example : Rita, Paris, Taj Mahal etc.

➠ Common Noun : A common noun denotes a person, place, activity or thing in general.

For example : dress, bench, park etc.

➠ Collective Noun : A collective noun denotes a collection of people, animal or things.

For example : army, bunch, etc.

➠ Material Noun : Material nouns denote the matter or material of which things are made.

For example : paper, steel, cotton etc.

➠ Abstract Noun : Abstract nouns denote a state, quality or action. They refer to ideas that we cannot see or touch.

For example : childhood, theft, happiness etc.

• Countable Nouns : Countable nouns are things we can count using numbers. Ex - apple, table etc.

• Uncountable Nouns : Uncountable nouns are things that we cannot count in numbers. Ex - water, milk, rice etc.