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What are Collective Nouns?
Collective nouns are words that refer to a group of people, animals, or things. Examples include *team*, *flock*, *herd*, *group*, etc.
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Directions:
Read each sentence and identify the
collective noun — the word that names a group. Then write it in the box.
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Now let’s go through each sentence:
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1. Mr. Smith is the head of the art committee.
- The word "committee" refers to a group of people working together.
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✔ Collective noun: committee
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2. They ran in like a herd of elephants.
- "Herd" is a collective noun used for a group of animals (like elephants).
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✔ Collective noun: herd
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3. I was scared of the swarm of bees.
- "Swarm" refers to a large group of bees flying together.
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✔ Collective noun: swarm
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4. The family went away on vacation.
- "Family" refers to a group of related people living together.
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✔ Collective noun: family
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5. There were 4 adorable puppies in the litter.
- "Litter" refers to a group of baby animals born at the same time.
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✔ Collective noun: litter
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6. This group of students is working very hard.
- "Group" refers to a collection of students.
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✔ Collective noun: group
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7. The audience was clapping loudly.
- "Audience" is a group of people watching or listening to something.
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✔ Collective noun: audience
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8. An army of ants race to the crumbs.
- "Army" is used here as a collective noun for a large number of ants.
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✔ Collective noun: army
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
committee
2.
herd
3.
swarm
4.
family
5.
litter
6.
group
7.
audience
8.
army
These are all examples of
collective nouns, as they name groups of people or things.
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