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Collective Nouns

This document defines and provides examples of collective nouns. Collective nouns refer to groups of people, animals, or things and can be used to concisely describe the group. Examples of common collective nouns for people include terms like "band", "board", and "team". Collective nouns for animals include "flock", "herd", and "pack". Collective nouns can also describe groups of inanimate objects and things, such as "bouquet", "fleet", and "range". The document provides activities for readers to identify collective nouns in sentences and determine whether statements about collective nouns are true or false.

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Collective Nouns

This document defines and provides examples of collective nouns. Collective nouns refer to groups of people, animals, or things and can be used to concisely describe the group. Examples of common collective nouns for people include terms like "band", "board", and "team". Collective nouns for animals include "flock", "herd", and "pack". Collective nouns can also describe groups of inanimate objects and things, such as "bouquet", "fleet", and "range". The document provides activities for readers to identify collective nouns in sentences and determine whether statements about collective nouns are true or false.

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PREPARED BY: ELEYA ASHLEY ESPERA

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
 a noun such as "team" or "flock" that refers to a group of people or things.
 a noun that denotes a group of individuals (e.g., assembly, family, crew).

Examples of Collective Nouns

Here are some examples of collective nouns:

 Flock

 Crowd

 Committee

 Choir

 Group

 Team
Common Collective Nouns Used for People

Here are some examples of common collective nouns used for people:

 A band of musicians

 A board of directors

 A choir of singers

 A class of students

 A crowd of people

 A gang of thieves

 A pack of thieves

 A panel of experts

 A team of players

 A troupe of dancers

Common Collective Nouns Used for Animals

Here are some examples of common collective nouns used for animals:

 An army of ants

 A flock of birds

 A flock of sheep

 A herd of deer

 A hive of bees

 A litter of puppies
 A murder of crows

 A pack of hounds

 A pack of wolves

 A school of fish

 A swarm of locusts

 A team of horses

 A pride of lions

Of interest, collective nouns that describe a specific group of animals are called "terms
of venery."

Common Collective Nouns Used for Things

Here are some examples of common collective nouns used for things:

 A bouquet of flowers

 A bunch of flowers

 A fleet of ships

 A forest of trees

 A galaxy of stars

 A pack of cards

 A pack of lies

 A pair of shoes

 A range of mountains

 A wad of notes
ACTIVITY #1
Direction: find the collective noun in the sentence and underline that word that
represents the collective noun.

1. The shoal was moving north.

2. The audience are all wearing comedy wigs.

3. There is always an incredible crowd that follows me.

4. The members of the choir were fainting due to the heat.

5. A flock of men is more easily driven than a single one.

ACTIVITY #2
Direction: Identify the given statement if it is True or False. If False write
the word False and if it is True write the word True in the space provided.

__________ 1. A collective noun is a word used to represent a group of


people, animals, or things.

__________2. These are the following examples of collective noun (Good,


Happy, Sit and Life)

__________ 3. The collective noun for a group of Owls is a: Hootenanny

__________ 4. The collective noun for a group of Elephants is a: Trunk.

__________ 5. The collective noun for a group of Monkeys is a: Troop


Key to Correction.
ACTIVITY #1
Direction: find the collective noun in the sentence and underline that word that
represents the collective noun.

1. The shoal was moving north.

2. The audience are all wearing comedy wigs.

3. There is always an incredible crowd that follows me.

4. The members of the choir were fainting due to the heat.

5. A flock of men is more easily driven than a single one.

ACTIVITY #2
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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