Saturday, March 16, 2024

Terms Used for Collective Nouns

 

Terms Used for Collective Nouns

Dear readers, in the previous post we discussed some of the common errors associated with countable and uncountable nouns. In this present post, let us learn some important terms used for collective nouns. A collective noun deals with a collection of things or members.

1.   An assembly of people.

2.   A band of singers.

3.   A board of trustees or directors.

4.   A bunch of grapes, plantains, keys.

5.   A bundle of sticks, old clothes.

6.   A chain of mountains.

7.   A choir of singers.

8.   A class of students, persons.

9.   A cloud of locusts.

10.           A clump or grove of trees.

11.   A code of laws.

12.   A crowd of people.

13.   A pair of shoes.

14.   A series of lectures.

15.   A team of players.

Let us discuss a new topic in the next post.

Author:

Dr. K. Nandhakumar

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

Coimbatore- 641 020

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