Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A tribe of Igorots
A choir of angels
A drove of sport fans
A cast/troupe of actors
A rank of sailors
A company of soldiers
A culture of bacteria
A set of dishes
A brood of ducklings
A flight of swallows
An army of ants
A band of Gorillas
A bed of oysters
A bouquet of roses
A bunch of grapes
A series of victories
A set of tools
COLLECTIVE NOUN
COLLECTIVE NOUN
Is a name given to a group or unit
of persons, animals, or things.
A singular noun denoting a group
of persons, animals, places, or
things.
It takes a singular verb if the
group acts as a single unit.
Herd– A group of herbivore animals
Pack– A group of canine animals
such as wolves or dogs; also used to
describe playing cards and packages
containing multiple objects
Flock– A group of birds; also used to
discuss small hooved animals such as
sheep or goats
Swarm– A group of insects
Crowd – Usually used to describe a
group of people
Gang – Usually used to describe a
group of criminals; also used to describe
a group of workers, particularly sailors
or dock workers
Mob – Normally used to describe an
angry or unruly group of people; also
used to describe a group of kangaroos
Staff – A group of people who work in
the same place
Crew – Usually used to denote a
group of workers; also used to
describe aircraft and ships personnel
Choir – A large, organized group of
singers
Orchestra – A large, organized
group of instrumentalists, led by a
conductor
Panel – A group of experts
Shoal– A group of fish
Group – A very general term used to
describe people, places, things, and
animals
Board – A group of people, usually
professionals, who take on an advisory
role
Troupe – A group of actors or acrobats;
also used to describe a group of monkeys
Bunch – Usually a group of smallish
objects such as grapes, flowers, keys, or
bananas
Example:
1. The team is wining.
2. The herd is following the
shepherd.
3. Every afternoon the baseball team
follows its coach out to the hot field
for practice.
4. The town council has approved
plans to create a new park.
Circle the collective noun in each
sentence.
1.) My dad brought my mom a
wonderful bouquet of flowers.
2.) That school of fish has cool light.
3.) A group of students was chosen to
represent the school.
4.) The choir is invited to sing in the
mass.
5.) A troop of soldiers waits for the
signal to move out.
6. Thechamber orchestra often plays at
the Art Centre.
7. The cast is celebrating the success of
the play with a party after the
performance.
8. A wolf pack hunts as a group.
9. The fleet was anchored in the
channel.
10. The herd is following the shepherd.