Collective Nouns Quiz

Study Notes

Definition

A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things.
It is a single word that represents a collection of individuals or entities.

Animals
- Herd of elephants
- Flock of birds
- School of fish
- Pack of wolves
People
- Team of players
- Family of relatives
- Crew of sailors
- Class of students
Things
- Collection of books
- Bunch of flowers
- Batch of cookies
- Suite of rooms

Specific collective nouns: These are specific words used to describe a particular group, such as a "pride of lions" or a "murder of crows".
General collective nouns: These are more general words that can be used to describe a variety of groups, such as a "group of friends" or a "bunch of things".
Informal collective nouns: These are colloquial or humorous words used to describe a group, such as a "scourge of lawyers" or a "gaggle of geese".

Subject-verb agreement: When using a collective noun as the subject of a sentence, the verb should agree with the noun. For example, "The team is playing well" (singular verb) or "The family are going on vacation" (plural verb).
Consistency: Be consistent in your use of collective nouns to avoid confusion. For example, if you refer to a group of people as a "team", use the same collective noun throughout the text.

A collective noun is a single word that represents a group of people, animals, or things.

Subject-verb agreement: Verb agrees with the subject noun, e.g. "The team is playing well" (singular) or "The family are going on vacation" (plural)
Consistency: Use the same collective noun throughout the text to avoid confusion, e.g. referring to a group of people as a "team" throughout the text