Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns :
Collective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things. These are nouns for groups of people.
Here are some more groups of people.
an audience
a gang
a band
a group
a choir
a team
a class
a family
a crew
an orchestra
Many collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural verb.
Example :
My family was happy to see me.
Or
My family were happy to see me.
But the following collective nouns always take a plural verb.
cattle
people
the police
Here are more collective nouns that are used for groups of people, animals or things.
Here are some more collective nouns.
a bunch of keys
a class of pupils
a collection of books
a deck of cards
a fleet of ships
a flock of sheep
a gaggle of geese
a gang of robbers
a herd of cattle
a litter of cubs
a pod of whales
a pack of wolves
a pride of lions
a band of musicians
a school of fish
a brood of chickens
a team of players
a flight of steps
a set of stamps
a swarm of bees
a troupe of actors
a flight of geese
a flock of sheep
a herd of cattle
a string of horses
One day a pack of coyotes tried to attack his animals. Farmer John yelled and waved a pitchfork to frighten them away.
