Collective Nouns

Read the following sentences:

          ·          He made his way through the crowd.
          ·          This is a bunch of keys.
          ·          They were attacked by a swarm of bees.
Here the words crowd, bunch and swarm stand for a collection of people, a
collection of keys and a collection of bees. Nouns which are thus used to
denote a collection of people or things are called collective nouns.
 
A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of people, animal and
specific items. For example- a group of people is called crowd, a group of
cows is called a herd; a group of lions is called a pride etc.

Some more examples:

A fleet of airplanes A hive of bees

A fleet of ships A flock of sheep

A colony of ants A swarm of bees

A swarm of ants A flock of birds

A quiver of arrows A library of books

A culture of bacteria An army of caterpillars

A class of students An army of frogs

A sloth of bears A deck of cards

A herd of cattle A pack of dogs

A school of fish A bouquet of flowers

A litter of  kittens A litter of puppies

A mob of kangaroos A pride of lions

A troop of kangaroos A pride of peacocks

A troop of monkeys A range of mountains

A tribe of monkeys A parliament of owls

A herd of zebra A herd of deer

A herd of buffalo A herd of antelope

A galaxy of stars A den of thieves

A pack of wolves A den of snakes

An orchard of trees A host of sparrows

A forest of trees A division of soldiers

A nest of mice An army of soldiers

A nest of snakes A squad of soldiers

A team of horses A panel of experts

A team of players A squad of players

A team of oxen A leap of leopards

A school of whales A bunch of keys

A collection of coins A bundle of sticks

An army of ants A band of musicians

A tribe of goats A train of camels

A cluster of coconuts A ream of paper