Collective Nouns
These are nouns which stand for a group or collection of people, animals, birds, insects, or any such thing.
For example:
- A team of players
- A class of students
- A flock of sheep
- A bunch of flowers
- A choir of singers
More examples of Collective Nouns
- A number of sheep -flock
- A number of fish taken in a net –catch, haul
- A number of birds – covey
- A number of asses, wolves – pack
- A number of cattle or pigs – herd
- A number of bees, locusts – swarm
- A number of people at church – congregation
- A number of people listening to concert – audience
- A number of people watching a football match – spectators
- A number of people gathered together – crowd
- A number of chicks hatched at the same time – brood
- A number of people gathered for a common purpose – assembly, or gathering
- A number of disorderly people – mob or rabble
- A number of savages – horde
- A number of singers in a church – choir
- A number of angels – host
- A number of actors – company
- A number of soldiers – regiment, battalion, army, troop
- A number of jurymen on a case – jury, panel
- A number of sailors on a ship – crew
- A number of bishops, judges – bench
- A number of directors of a company – board
- A number of poems – anthology
- A number of grapes, nuts– clusters
- A collection of flowers – bouquet
- A number of ships – fleet
- A number of merchant ships – convoy
- A number of birds, bees or insects moving together – flight
- A number of piglets, puppies and kittens born at the same time – litter
- A collection of chicken, ducks, fowls, etc. – poultry
- A collection of wild animals – zoo
- A number of servants or people working in a certain place or for someone – staff
- A number of people following a funeral – cortege
- A number of thieves or prisoners – gang
- A number of drawers – chest
- A number of trees – forest
- A collection of tools – set
A collection of rays – pencil
