COLLECTIVE NOUNS :
Some common nouns can be grouped together and
spoken of as a whole.
PEOPLE :
A band of musicians
A class of pupils
A choir of singers
A troupe of dancers
A team of players
A staff of teachers/servants
A party of friends
A gang of thieves
A crowd of spectators
A company of soldiers/actors
ANIMALS :
An army of ants/caterpillars
A brood of chickens
A flock of sheeps/birds
A herd of elephants/goats/zebras
A litter of kittens/pups/cubs
A nest of snakes
A pack of dogs/wolves
A pride of lions
A school/shoal of fishes
A swarm of bees/flies/mosquitoes
A troop of monkeys
THINGS :
An album of photographs
A block of flats/apartments
A bouquet of flowers
A bunch of grapes/bananas/keys/coconuts
A cluster/constellation/galaxy of stars
A clump of trees
A collection of books/pictures/stamps
A group of islands
A list of names
A set of tools
A range of mountains
A string of pearls/beads
A fleet of cars/ships/aeroplanes
A flight of stairs
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