Q) Fill in the blanks with collective nouns:
1.The man was caught by a___
of thieves
2.He sat and watched his___
of sheep grazing
3There was a____of ships at the harbour
4The boy carried a_____
of sticks on his head.
5The___of people was very violent
6The_______of soldiers looked smart at the parade.
7Only one.______of students was called to the office
8There was a great___at the stadium
9My house is behind the__of flats.
10We had a_____of events this year.
11Many______of flowers were brought to welcome the
guests
12The people stood in a__for the bus
13.She wore a__of pearls
14.The____sat spell bound
15.The diver saw a___of fish
Answers
1.The man was caught by a gang of thieves
2.He sat and watched his flock of sheep grazing
3There was a fleet of ships at the harbour
4The boy carried a bundle of sticks on his head.
5The mob of people was very violent
6The army of soldiers looked smart at the parade.
7Only one class of students was called to the office
8There was a great crowd at the stadium
9My house is behind the block of flats.
10We had a series of events this year.
11Many bouquets of flowers were brought to welcome the
guests
12The people stood in a queue or the bus
13.She wore a string of pearls
14.The audience sat spell bound
15.The diver saw a school of fish
Answer:
1.The man was caught by a gang of thieves.
2. He sat and watched his flock of sheep grazing.
3. There was a fleet of ships at the harbour.
4. The boy carried a bundle of sticks on his head.
5. The mob of people was very violent.
6.The army of soldiers looked smart at the parade.
7. Only one class of students was called to the office
8.There was a great crowd at the stadium
9. My house is behind the block of flats.
10.We had a series of events this year.
11. Many bouquet of flowers were brought to welcome the guests.
12. The people stood in a queue for the bus.
13. She wore a string of pearls.
14.The audience sat spell bound.
15.The diver saw a shoal of fish.
Explanation:
Proper Nouns
A proper noun is the name of a particular person or place.
For example: Richard was a good king.
Common nouns refer to the names of things in general.
For example: Keep the bottle in the fridge.
A collective noun is a naming word used to refer to a group or number of animals, people or things.
For example: crowd (of people), fleet (of ships), army (of soldiers), flock (of sheep)
1.The man was caught by a gang of thieves.
2. He sat and watched his flock of sheep grazing.
3. There was a fleet of ships at the harbour.
4. The boy carried a bundle of sticks on his head.
5. The mob of people was very violent.
6.The army of soldiers looked smart at the parade.
7. Only one class of students was called to the office
8.There was a great crowd at the stadium
9. My house is behind the block of flats.
10.We had a series of events this year.
11. Many bouquet of flowers were brought to welcome the guests.
12. The people stood in a queue for the bus.
13. She wore a string of pearls.
14.The audience sat spell bound.
15.The diver saw a shoal of fish.
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