{"id":76850,"date":"2023-09-26T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T07:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=76850"},"modified":"2024-04-07T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T11:24:58","slug":"collective-nouns-examples-and-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/collective-nouns-examples-and-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Nouns Examples And Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/list-of-collective-nouns\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"76041\">Collective nouns<\/a> are words denoting a collection of people or things. They are usually used with singular verbs. However, sometimes we also use plural verbs with them. Examples of collective nouns are: team, family, class, assembly, committee, jury, panel etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fill in the blanks using an appropriate collective noun. Choose your answers from the list given below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(jury, class, staff, council, pride, team, pack, volley, convoy, chain, crew, band, gang, range, panel, audience, pile, bunch, herd, heap)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Our \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. consists of students from a variety of social and ethnic backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of lions attacked the \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of bison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 has not announced its verdict yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is confident of winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. The city \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is planning to demolish old and dilapidated buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. was mesmerized by his performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is required to wear uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. He sat behind a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of books and papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. The fox tried to grab the \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. has not announced the winner yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of cattle was grazing on the grassland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12. There was a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of useless objects in his drawer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13. The deer was killed by a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of wolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14. The protestors threw a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of stones at the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of trucks carrying food and medicines has been sent to the flood affected area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. was praised for handling the situation professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of musicians performed at the concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18. The travelers were robbed by a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of dacoits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of mountains separated the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20. They have a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of restaurants in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. class, 2. pride, herd, 3. jury, 4. team, 5. council, 6. audience, 7. staff, 8. pile\/heap, 9. bunch, 10. panel, 11. herd, 12. heap, 13. pack, 14. volley, 15. convoy, 16. crew, 17. band, 18. gang, 19. range, 20. chain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collective nouns are words denoting a collection of people or things. They are usually used with singular verbs. However, sometimes we also use plural verbs with them. 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