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of of soldiers

Common

Noun

Translation

band

o f singers, outlaws

musicians,

basket battalion bench bevy bunch

of fruit, fruits of of of of soldiers magistrates girls keys, grapes, bairanas flowers

bunch

(bouquet,

of

flowers

garland) a bundle
Of

hay, cash, sticks

brood

Of

chickens, brids, ducklings

catch chain
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of (range) of

fish mountains pupils

of students, of insects

cloud clustelr

of stars, t-lowers, -

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Collective Noun

of people,

Common Noun bananas,

animals, coconuts compamy constellation crowd (throng, concourse) division fleet o f soldiers o f ships, motor cars o f soldiers, o f stars o f people actors

flock flock (brood) forest galaxy Pw

o f sheep, birds, geese o f chickens o f trees o f stars o f thieves, criminals, workmen, prisoners

group grove heap herd

o f people, animals, islands o f trees o f stones o f cattle, cows, pigs, buffaloes

hive horde pack pair

o f bees o f savages o f cards, hounds o f shoes, trousers -

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Collective Noun
queue regiment stack staff school (shoal)

of -

Common Noun

o f people, customers o f soldiers o f wood o f teachers o f fish, porpoises, whales

a a a a a a a a a a

set sheaf shower species squad string, swarm team tribe troop

o f tools, cards o f arrows, papers

o f rain, arrows o f birds, animals, insects o f soldiers, policemen o f camels o f bees o f football-players o f people, citizens o f boyscouts, horsemen soldiers,

tuft

o f grass -

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~?iaef?t~~~~nn~% Collective Noun Collocations 1. The government have been solving the problem about traffic jam. 2. I saw a flock of sheep grazing grass. 3. My sister forgot a bunch of keys in his drawer. 4. I bought a basket of fruits for my boss birthday party. 5. I havent classified a big heap of books.
6.

While diving under the sea, I saw a shoal of whales.

7. The team wear white shirts and green shorts.

8.

A staff of the lecturers visited the Tower of London.

9. I would like to have a band of musicians playing folk songs at my birthday party.
IO.

On my way home, there was a shower of rain.

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bark, cats mew, sheep bleat horses nei& donkeys bray, elephants trumpet, pigs grunt, ducks quack, cocks crow, birds chirp, bees hum/buzz, cows low, wolves howl, lions roar, deer bark 8~6~

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Foreign Words fraternal purchase universe

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