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Grade 3 | English | Collective Noun, Noun, Pronoun and Adjectives, Olympiad, CBSE, ICSE, Maths Olympiad, Science Olympiad, English Olympiad
A collective noun is used to refer to a group of a particular type of individuals. E.g. group of cows is called herd. Similarly, a group of lions is called pride.
Some collective nouns to remember :
Army | Soldiers |
Band, Orchestra | Singers, Musicians |
Bunch | Grapes, flowers, keys |
Class | Students |
Collection | Stamps, coins |
Crew | Sailors |
Troupe | Dancers |
Bouquet | Flowers |
Herd | buffalo, cows, deer, elephant, sheep, horses |
Swarm, hive | bees |
Company | Police |
Troupe | Dancers |
Stack | Hay |
Swarm | Bees, flies, ants |
Colony, army | ants |
Team | Players |
Troop | Apes, monkeys |
Colony | Bats |
Flight, flock | Birds |
Caravan | Camel |
Battalion | Soldiers |
Army | Caterpillars |
Quiver | Cobras, Snakes |
Murder, Horde | Crows |
Pack | Wolves, Dogs |
Gang | Thieves, robbers, dacoits, elk |
Memory | Elephants |
School, pod | Dolphins |
School | Fish, Whales |
Cloud | Grasshoppers |
Horde, plague | insects |
Army, colony | Frogs |
Leap | Leopards |
Scourge | Mosquitoes |
Parliament | Owls |
Team | Oxen |
Colony, creche | Penguins |
Swarm, colony, pack, plague | Rats |
Ambush | Tigers |
Litter | Tigers |
Litter | Cubs |
Pride | Lions |
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