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Animals

Animal collective nouns


collective noun

phrase

a herd

a herd of elephants
a herd of deer
a herd of cattle

a pack

a pack of wolves
a pack of dogs

a flock

a flock of birds
a flock of sheep

a swarm

a swarm of bees
a swarm of flies

a shoal

a shoal of fish

People
People collective nouns
collective noun

phrase

a group

a group of people

a crowd

a crowd of people

a gang

a gang of thieves
a gang of youths (derogatory)

a panel

a panel of experts
a panel of judges

a board

a board of directors

a bunch

a bunch of idiots (derogatory)

a troupe

a troupe of acrobats

Other collective nouns


Various collective nouns
collective noun

phrase

a bunch

a bunch of bananas
a bunch of grapes
a bunch of flowers
a bunch of keys

a pack

a pack of cards

a pile

a pile of rubbish

a set

a set of rules

a group

a group of islands

a series

a series of events

a shower

a shower of rain

a fall

a fall of snow

Collective nouns can be plural


Dont forget that a collective noun can also be made plural. We can say:

two bunches of keys


three piles of rubbish
four packs of wolves, etc.

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