THE COLLECTIVE NOUNS
What
are Collective Nouns?
The collective
noun is used to refer to a collection of things or people. They are used
to refer to a singular verb and make it as though it were one entity. Let’s
take a look at some examples of collective nouns.
-The
pack of dogs ran wild through the town.
-The
choir sang loudly in the church.
Collective
nouns examples:
What
is a group of girls called? A bevy of girls,
a giggle of girls
What
is a group of boys called? A blush of boys,
a rascal of boys
What
is a group of cats called? A glaring of cats, a cluster of
cats, a clutter of cats
What
is a group of ferrets called? A business ferrets,
a cast of ferrets
What
is a group of giraffes called? A journey of
giraffes, a herd of giraffes, a tower of
giraffes
Learn
collective nouns list for people, animals and things with examples illustrated
with pictures.
COMMON
GROUP NAMES
1:
Group Name “Herd”
A
herd of antelope
A
herd of boar
A
herd of buffaloes
A
herd of caribou
A
herd of cattle
A
herd of chamois
A
herd of chinchillas
A
herd of cows
A
herd of cranes
A
herd of deer
A
herd of donkeys
A
herd of elephants
A
herd of elk
A
herd of fairies
A
herd of giraffes
A
herd of gnus
A
herd of goats
A
herd of horses
A
herd of llamas
A
herd of moose
A
herd of oxen
A
herd of pigs
A
herd of ponies
A
herd of sea horses
A
herd of seals
A
herd of swans
A
herd of swine
A
herd of walruses
A
herd of whales
A
herd of wolves
A
herd of wrens
A
herd of yaks
A
herd of zebras
2:
Group Name “Pack”
Collective
nouns list:
A
pack of bears (polar bears)
A
pack of coyotes
A
pack of dogs
A
pack of grouse
A
pack of gulls
A
pack of hounds
A
pack of mongooses
A
pack of mules
A
pack of rats
A
pack of sharks
A
pack of stoats
A
pack of weasels
A
pack of wolves
3:
Group Name “Flock”
A
flock of birds
A
flock of bustards
A
flock of camels
A
flock of chickens
A
flock of ducks
A
flock of geese
A
flock of goats
A
flock of parrots
A
flock of pigeons
A
flock of seagulls
A
flock of sheep
A
flock of swifts
A
flock of tourists
A
flock of turkeys
4:
Group Name “Swarm”
A
swarm of ants
A
swarm of bees
A
swarm of butterflies
A
swarm of eels
A
swarm of flies
A
swarm of gnats
A
swarm of insects
A
swarm of rats
5:
Group Name “Shoal”
A
shoal of bass
A
shoal of fish
A
shoal of herrings
A
shoal of pilchards
A
shoal of salmon
6:
Group Name “Group”
A
group of guinea pigs
A
group of islands
A
group of people
A
group of dancers
A
group of engineers
7:
Group Name “Crowd”
A
crowd of onlookers
A
crowd of people
8:
Group Name “Gang”
A
gang of hoodlums
A
gang of laborers
A
gang of slaves
A
gang of thieves
A
gang of criminals
A
gang of crooks
A
gang of hoodlums
A
gang of prisoners
9:
Group Name “Mob”
A
mob of emus
A
mob of kangaroos
A
mob of meerkats
A
mob of thieves
A
mob of sheep
A
mob of kangaroos
A
mob of rioters
10:
Group Name “Staff”
A
staff of employees
A
staff of servants
11:
Group Name “Crew”
A
crew of sailors
12:
Group Name “Choir”
A
choir of angels
13:
Group Name “Orchestra”
An
orchestra of musicians
14:
Group Name “Panel”
A
panel of experts
15:
Group Name “Board”
A
board of directors
A
board of trustees
A
board of chess players
16:
Group Name “Troupe”
A
troupe of monkeys
A
troupe of shrimp
A
troupe of dancers
A
troupe of minstrels
A
troupe of performers
17:
Group Name “Bunch”
A
bunch of seals
A
bunch of pigeons
18:
Group Name “Pile”
A
pile of books
19:
Group Name “Heap”
A
heap of trash
20:
Group Name “Set”
A
set of bowls
A
set of utensils
21:
Group Name “Stack”
A
stack of books
22:
Group Name “Series”
A
series of events
A
series of photos
23:
Group Name “Shower”
A
shower of bastards
24:
Group Name “Fall”
A
fall of lambs
A
fall of woodcock
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