What are the 5 collective nouns?

Answer 1

Examples of sentences with singular collective nouns:

1. I picked up a bushel of corn at the farmers' market.
2. In the summer, a troupe of actors performs in the park on Friday evenings.
3. Wash a bunch of grapes to serve with lunch.
4. A tribe of monkeys made a commotion in the trees above us.
5. You need to open a ream of paper for the printer.

Answer 2

Examples of sentences with singular collective nouns:

• I picked up a bushel of corn at the farmers' market.
• In the summer, a troupe of actors performs in the park on Friday evenings.
• Wash a bunch of grapes to serve with lunch.
• A tribe of monkeys made a commotion in the trees above us.
• You need to open a ream of paper for the printer.
• A crowd of onlookers at gathered at the scene of the accident.

Answer 3

1. A team of athletes have volunteered to help raise the funds.
2. A crew of workers were cleaning the storm debris for the road.
3. We brought mom a bouquet of flowers on her birthday.
4. There was a herd of antelope warily drinking at the edge of the stream.
5. We watched a wedge of geese fly overhead and into the distance.

Answer 4

A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.

Examples:

1. an army of ants
2. a barrel of monkeys
3. a crew of sailor
4. a den of thieves
5. a fleet of cars

Answer 5

Examples of collective nouns are:

1. a staff of employees
2. a stand of flamingos
3. a network of computers
4. a bench of judges
5. a pride of lions

Answer 6

A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way.

A singular collective noun is a word for one group of people or things.

A plural collective noun is a word for two or more groups of people or things.

A herd of elephants was at the river's edge. (singular)

Herds of elephants were converging at the river's edge. (plural)

Answer 7

Examples of collective nouns are:

1. a fleet of ships
2. a flock of birds
3. a network of computers
4. a staff of employees
5. a team of players