Collective
nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things. These are nouns for
groups of people.
Here
are some more groups of people:
an
audience
a
gang
a
band
a
group
a
choir
a
team
a class
a family
a crew
an orchestra
Many
collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural verb.
For
example:
My
family was happy to see me.
or
My family were happy to see me.
But
the following collective nouns always take a plural verb:
cattle
people
the police
Here
are more collective nouns that are used for groups of people, animals or
things.
Here
are some more collective nouns:
a bunch
of keys
a class
of pupils
a collection
of books
a deck
of cards
a fleet
of ships
a flock
of sheep
a gaggle
of geese
a gang
of robbers
a herd
of cattle
a litter
of cubs
a pod
of whales
a pack
of wolves
a pride
of lions
a set
of stamps
a swarm
of bees
a troupe of actors
a brood of chicken
a band of musicians
a school of fish
a flight of step
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