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Here the words crowd, bunch and swarm stand for a collection of people, a collection
of grapes and a collection of bees. Nouns which are thus used to denote a collection of
people or things are called collective nouns.
14. The hotel staff welcomed the ______________ of baseball players from USA with
garlands.
17. The children were taken to the aquarium where they saw a __________ of dolphins.
20. When I lost my keys, I had to check under the _____________ pile of unfolded clothes
on my bed.
21. My best friend and I bought ourselves a ______________ of matching pearl rings to
remember our friendship.
22. The students of Grade 6 were taken to the gallery to observe the ________________
galaxy of stars using a telescope.
25. A _____________ of reporters crowded at the entrance of the airport to collect footage
of the Indian hockey team leaving for France.