What are Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

These nouns which are used for a group of items of a specific type

Hence group or collection of different nouns is called Collective Nouns

Examples:-

A team of cricketers

Here 'team' is a collective noun

A gang of criminals

Here 'gang' is a collective noun

An army of soldiers

Here 'army' is a collective noun

A troupe of dancers

Here 'troupe' is a collective noun

A crowd of people

Here 'crowd' is a collective noun

A staff of employees

Here 'staff' is a collective noun

An audience of listeners

Here 'audience' is a collective noun

Spectators of a Cricket Match

Here 'Spectators' is a collective noun

A flock of tourists

Here 'flock' is a collective noun

A  band of musicians

Here 'band' is a collective noun

A bunch of keys

Here 'bunch' is a collective noun

A pair of shoes

Here 'pair' is a collective noun

A fleet of ships

Here 'fleet' is a collective noun

QUESTIONS

Identify Collective Nouns from the following

A massive crowd had gathered to see the movie star

Indian army is one of the strongest in the world

Let me discuss it with my team first

An AR Rehman concert always has a massive audience

Beatles were the best band in the 1960's

The spectators witnessed an amazing batting performance by Chris Gayle