Question

Underline the collective nouns used in each sentence. Rewrite using the
correct collective noun for each group from the help box provided
(swarm, choir, tufts, row, crew, board, pack, bouquet, crowd)
1
Bunches of grass grew by the roadside
2. A gang of singers waited for the Chief Guest
3. A cloud of bees flew towards the lake
4. A murder of trees was spotted from the ship
5. A convoy of sailors prepared the ship
6. A pride of wolves charged at the deer
7. A flock of people surrounded the area of accident
8. She was presented a herd of flowers on her arrival
9. The meeting was to be attended by a bevy of directors​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. bunches - tufts

2. gang - choir

3. cloud - swarm

4. murder- row

5. convoy - Crew

6. pride - pack

7. flock - crowd

8. herd- bouquet

9. bevy - board

Hope it helps you dear friend...

Answer 2

TOPIC:- COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Required answer:-

1. Bunches of grass grew by the roadside.

• Tufts of grass grew by the roadside.

2. A gang of singers waited for the Chief Guest.

• A choir of singers waited for the Chief Guest.

3. A cloud of bees flew towards the lake.

• A swarm of bees flew towards the lake.

4. A murder of trees was spotted from the ship.

• A row of trees was spotted from the ship.

5. A convoy of sailors prepared the ship.

• A crew of sailors prepared the ship.

6. A pride of wolves charged at the deer.

• A pack of wolves charged the deer.

7. A flock of people surrounded the area of accident.

• A group of people surrounded the area of accident.

8. She was presented a herd of flowers on her arrival.

• She was presented a bouquet of flowers on her arrival.

9. The meeting was to be attended by a bevy of directors.

• The meeting was to be attended by a board of directors.

Additional information:-

★ Common noun

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎It refers to the name common to all persons, things, etc of the same kind. For example:

• Book
• Flower
• Girl
• Island

★ Proper noun

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎It refers to the name of a particular or specific person, place, thing, etc. For example:

• Treasure Island (a book)
• Daffodil (a flower
• Emma (a girl)
• Madagascar (an island)

★ Abstract noun

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎It refers to the name of a feeling of a state of quality which can be only felt. For example:

• Honesty
• Beauty
• Bravery
• Length

★ Material noun

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎It refers to the names of things or objects that are existed physically and can be sensed. For example:

• Book
• Tower
• Gold
• Cotton

★ Compound noun

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎The combination of two or more words which can be defined as a noun is said to be a compound noun. For example:

• Daughter-in-law
• Seafood
• Debit card
• Textbook

★ Countable noun

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Simply we can say that the nouns that can be counted are known as countable nouns. For example:

$\begin{gathered}\begin{gathered} \: \: \: \: \: \footnotesize\begin{gathered} \begin{array}{|c|c|} \underline{\sf \pmb{ \: \: \: \: SINGULAR\: \: \: \: }} & \underline{\sf \pmb{ \: \: \: \: \: \: PLURAL \: \: \: \: \: \: }} \\ \sf{Book }& \sf{Books} \\ \sf{Apple} & \sf{Apples} \\ \sf{Baby} & \sf{Babies}\\ \sf{Fox} & \sf{Foxes} \end{array}\end{gathered}\end{gathered}\end{gathered}$

★ Uncountable noun:

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Nouns that cannot be counted are known as uncountable nouns. For example:

• Water
• Snow
• Music
• Milk