Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things.
These are nouns for groups of people.
- Many collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural verb.
For example:
My family was happy to see me.
or
My family were happy to see me.
But the following collective nouns always take a plural verb:
cattle - people - the police.
Here are more collective nouns that are used for groups of people, animals or things.
Word File
Here are some more collective nouns:
a bunch of keys
a class of pupils
a collection of books
a deck of cards
a fleet of ships
a flock of sheep
a gaggle of geese
a gang of robbers
a herd of cattle
a litter of cubs
a pod of whales
a pack of wolves
a pride of lions
a set of stamps
a swarm of bees
a troupe of actors
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