Collective Nouns Cl-3A

A Collective Noun is the name of a number of people or things considered as one. For example : army, crowd, flock, fleet etc.
1) The word army is a Collective Noun, because it is the name given to a collection of soldiers.
2) The word crowd is a Collective Noun because it is the name given to a collection of people.
3) The word flock is a Collective Noun because it is the name given to a collection of sheep or goats.
4) The word fleet is a Collective Noun because it is the name given to a collection of sheep.
Here are some examples of Collective Nouns.
1) a swarm of ants/ flies/ bees. 2) a pack of wolves. 3) a bunch of flowers/ grapes/ bananas/ keys.
4) a flight of stairs. 5) a clump of trees. 6) an anthology of stories/ poems. 7) a cluster of stars/ grapes.
8) a herd of cows/ deer/ elephants. 9) a shoal of fish. 10) a row of books/ houses/ trees. 11) a band of musicians. 12) a company of actors. 13) a gang of thieves. 14) a crew of sailors. 15) a team of players. 16) a crowd of people. 17) a choir of singers. 18) a sheaf of grains. 19) a volley of bullets. 20) a quiver of arrows. 21) a jury of judges.