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Grammar
Let’s learn and practise.
I can use the pocket money I saved to buy a bouquet of
flowers for my mother on her birthday.
A collective noun is used to describe a group of people or animals, or a
collection of things.
Examples:
People
a troupe of dancers a staff of teachers a/w:
a crew of sailors waving
an army of soldiers a crew of sailors from a ship
a gang of thieves a choir of singers
Animals
a flock of sheep a brood of chicken a/w:
a brood of chicken in a
a litter of kittens a herd of elephants farm
a school of fish a stable of horses
Things
a bunch of grapes a clump of trees a/w:
a cluster of stars in the
a collection of old coins a pile of books sky
a string of pearls a loaf of bread
Write the correct collective nouns.
a of sheep a of
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