A Collective noun is given to a collection or group of singular persons, place, animal, thing, or idea – e.g., mob, herd, bunch, gang, school, fleet, flock, etc.
Based on usage, collective nouns are classified into four types:
1. Class Collective Noun: clothing, furniture, luggage, brick, machinery, etc.
2. Distributive Collective Noun: people, folk, cattle, poultry, etc.
3. Generalising Collective Noun: Police, peasant, noble
4. Group Collective Noun: the jury, a fleet, a crowd, etc.
Some examples are given below:
Examples:
Animals
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A flight of birds
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A swarm/ plague of insects
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A herd of cattle
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A school of fish
· A pride of lions
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A school of whales
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A nest of mice
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A pack of wolves
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A string of horses
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A swarm of bees
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A broad of chickens
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A flock of sheep
People
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A crowd of people
o
A team of players
o
A panel of judges
o
A party for friends
o
A patrol of policemen
o
A gang of thieves
o
A body of men
o
A crew of sailors
o
A host of angels
o
A class of students
o
A troop of scouts
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A tribe of natives
o
A regiment of soldiers
o
A staff of employees
o
A team of players
o
A tribe
of natives
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A staff of servants
o
A staff of teachers
o
A stalk of foresters
o
A body of
ladies
o
A board of directors
o
A team of players
o
A talent of gamblers
Things and objects
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A pile/ stack of books
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A bunch of keys
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A bundle of sticks
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A range of mountains
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A realm of paper
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A reel of film
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A stack of wood
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A collection of coins
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A comb of bananas
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A cloud of dust
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A basket of fruits
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A bunch of grapes
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A bale of cotton
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An anthology of poems
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A string of pearls
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A sheaf of grain
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An outfit/ pile of clothes
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A hedge of bushes
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A bouquet of flowers
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A galaxy of stars
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A roll of banknotes
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A litter of pups
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A fleet of ships
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