20 Useful Examples of Collective Nouns with Sentences

Last updated on September 8th, 2024 at 08:57 pm

Nouns are divided into many types, and the collective noun is one of them. A collective noun denotes a group of people, animals, or things. Let’s have a look at the definition of the collective noun.

What is a Collective Noun?

A collective noun is a type of noun that describes a collection or a number of people, animals, or things. In other words, we can say a collective noun is made up of more than one person, animal, or thing. For example, a ‘committee’ because it consists of more than one person or is made up of a group of people.

20 Examples of Collective Nouns

Let’s see the useful 50 examples of collective nouns:

1. Kareema belongs to a joint family.
2. It’s assumed that a huge number crowd will attend the stadium.
3. Our army plays a vital role in protecting our homeland.
4. We should have enough caution for this harmful squad.
5. He’ll be a new member of our committee.
6. The jury will deliver their judgment shortly.
7. We’re eagerly waiting to watch the performance of our team.
8. They arranged the program for a vast audience.
9. She saw a flock of sheep in the field.
10. A herd of cattle is drinking water in the river.
11. He has the responsibility to disperse the mob.
12. Eve is the first girl in her class.
13. My favorite musical band will perform in our cultural program.
14. Please bring me a basket of fruit so I can heal from the diseases soon.
15. The scientists discovered a new galaxy.
16. The police have detained a gang of robbers.
17. This painting is made by a group of artists.
18. We’re going to deploy a staff of employees for the project.
19. I saw a troop of monkeys playing with each other.
20. I’m eager to rescue the album of my photographs.

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