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61. Some nouns are the names of groups or collections of things and are called collective nouns.

Many soldiers taken together form collectively an army—a number of sheep form a drove. Many of these group or collective nouns will readily occur to your mind.

A collective noun is one that in the singular form, denotes a number of separate persons or things.

Exercise 1

Opposite each of the following collective nouns, write the name of the individuals represented by the collection; as an army of soldiers; a swarm of bees; a flock of birds.

A gang of.......

A committee of.......

A herd of.......

A drove of.......

A hive of.......

A corps of.......

A suite of.......

A group of.......

A class of.......

A multitude of.......

Fill the following blanks with appropriate collective nouns.

A......of horses.

A......of sailors.

A......of wolves.

A......of savages.

A......of singers.

A......of girls.

A......of ships.

A......of quail.

A......of birds.

A......of workers.