Collective Nouns
These nouns which are used for a group of items of a specific type
Hence group or collection of different nouns is called Collective Nouns
Examples:-
A
team
of cricketers
Here 'team' is a collective noun
A
gang
of criminals
Here 'gang' is a collective noun
An
army
of soldiers
Here 'army' is a collective noun
A
troupe
of dancers
Here 'troupe' is a collective noun
A
crowd
of people
Here 'crowd' is a collective noun
A
staff
of employees
Here 'staff' is a collective noun
An
audience
of listeners
Here 'audience' is a collective noun
Spectators
of a Cricket Match
Here 'Spectators' is a collective noun
A
flock
of tourists
Here 'flock' is a collective noun
A
band
of musicians
Here 'band' is a collective noun
A
bunch
of keys
Here 'bunch' is a collective noun
A
pair
of shoes
Here 'pair' is a collective noun
A
fleet
of ships
Here 'fleet' is a collective noun
QUESTIONS
Identify Collective Nouns from the following
A massive crowd had gathered to see the movie star
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Collective Noun - crowd
Indian army is one of the strongest in the world
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Collective Noun - Indian Army
Let me discuss it with my team first
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Collective Noun - team
An AR Rehman concert always has a massive audience
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Collective Noun - audience
Beatles were the best band in the 1960's
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Collective Noun - band
The spectators witnessed an amazing batting performance by Chris Gayle
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Collective Noun - spectators