Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Collective Nouns

Collective noun is a type of noun that denotes a name of a particular group of persons or things. Below are some examples of individual members of a group with their corresponding collective noun.

Examples:
Individual Members Collective Noun
birds flock
sheep herd
cattle herd
people crowd
pupils class
singers choir
flowers bouquet
players team
members club
scouts troop
fishes school
ships fleet
judges jury
bees colony
ants colony
teachers faculty
islands archipelago
father, mother, son, daughter, etc. family
instruments orchestra
countries continent
soldiers army