Exam Favorite: Topic (Collective Nouns)
Acquiring proficiency in collective nouns is relatively straightforward,
with 4 to 5 questions consistently featuring in competitive exams.
Examiners usually ask questions related to collective nouns which we are
not supposed to use in our daily life.
For example:
Group of Animals and Birds:
- Living Being: Crow
- Collective Noun: A murder of crows
- We don't use this in our daily life.
- Generally, it is asked in competitive exam.
- Living Being: Geese
- Collective Noun: A gaggle of geese
In the above picture, the word 'skein' is used for geese in flight, in other words,
we can say when geese migrate form a V shape line, so a group of geese in the sky is
called a skein. But when a group of geese is on the ground, is known as gaggle.
Groups of People and Occupations:
Collection of things:
Fill in the blanks with answers:
PYQ of Collective Nouns for Competitive Exams:
How do we learn collective nouns:
PYQ for SSC, CGL with answers:
Tip for the Aspirants:
Collective nouns usually take a singular verb when the group acts as one unit.
Let's clarify it by using the following example:
- The team are divided in their verdict.
Here the word 'team' is treated as plural noun for the verb(are) and plural pronoun
(their) to show team members as individuals.
- The team has given the verdict.
Here the word ' team' is treated as a whole unit, that is why, it takes a singular verb(has).
