1. Lesson 4 Collective Nouns
Grammar Unit 1
Lesson 4
Collective Nouns

2. Collective Nouns What do these words have in common? fleet committee
team
crew
crowd
herd
What do these words have in common?

3. They are collective nouns.
A collective noun is the general name of a group of persons, animals, or things.

4. A collective noun can name a:
Person
Animal
Place
Thing
tribe
class
congregation
litter
gaggle
herd
United States
Rockies
Bahamas
batch
cluster
bunch

5. Find the collective noun in each sentence.
The night crew are asked to take separate breaks.
A flock of geese flew over the fleet of ships.
The fans cheered when the team won the game.
The entire family played the game together.
We spied a school of fish under the lily pads.
That committee is made up of a large group of people.
7. The children ran from the swarm of bees.