Sunday, January 2, 2011

Collective Nouns 1

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
by http://jauhari-englishhomework.blogspot.com/ 
- are nouns that refer to a group of people, animals or things.
A. Collective Nouns for People.
eg;
an army of soldiers/ a batch of students/ a crowd of people/ a gang of thieves/ a team of players/ a board of directors/ a band of musicians/ a staff of teachers/...etc.
B. Collective Nouns for Animals.
eg;
a brood of chickens/a pack of wolves/ a school of fish/ a swarm of bees/ a team of horses/ a flock of birds/ a nest of rabbits/ a herd of cattle/ ...etc.
C. Collective Nouns for Things
eg;
a bunch of bananas/ a chest of drawers/ a flight of stairs/ a clutch of eggs/ a library of books/ a pack of cards/ a heap of rubbish/ a string of pearls/ ..etc.
More exercises and notes at http://jauhari-englishhomework.blogspot.com/ 
complete them and send it to startnow.jbm@gmail.com. good luck.

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