Question

Q3. Underline the collective nouns in the following sentences.
a) A herd of cattle is passing
b) Our team is better than theirs.
c) The crowed was very big.
d) The class is studying grammar.
e) The police managed to control the mob.
f) We saw a fleet of sheep in the harbor.
g) India has many soldiers in its army.
h) He gave me a bunch of grapes.
i) A committee of five was appointed.​

Answer 1

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Q3. Underline the collective nouns in the following sentences.

a) A herd of cattle is passing.

• Collective noun - herd

b) Our team is better than theirs.

• Collective noun - team

c) The crowed was very big.

• Collective noun - crowd

d) The class is studying grammar.

• Collective noun - class

e) The police managed to control the mob.

• Collective noun - mob

f) We saw a fleet of sheep in the harbor.

• Collective noun - fleet

g) India has many soldiers in its army.

• Collective noun - army

h) He gave me a bunch of grapes.

• Collective noun - bunch

i) A committee of five was appointed.

• Collective noun - committee

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$\huge{\underline{\tt{\purple{Collective\noun-}}}}$ Collective noun is a collection of the things and the group of people. It is used to donate any specific kind of group.

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• A sloth of bears
• A bowl of rice
• A school of fish
• A gang of thieves
• A party of friends
• A case of lipstick
• A bunch of keys
• A bundle of woods
• A library of books

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Answer 2

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a) A herd of cattle is passing

b) Our team is better than theirs.

c) The crowd was very big.

d) The class is studying grammar.

e) The police managed to control the mob.

f) We saw a fleet of sheep in the harbor.

g) India has many soldiers in its army.

h) He gave me a bunch of grapes.

i) A committee of five was appointed.

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Collective nouns are nouns that describe a group, for example: class, family, herd, couple. These can also be called group nouns. There are about 200 collective nouns in English. Here are some examples of common collective nouns used for animals:

➡A flock of sheep.

➡A herd of deer.

➡A hive of bees.

➡A litter of puppies.