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GROUP TERMS ENGLISH LANGUAGE

GROUP TERMS
We often face the problem of giving a name to a collection of items
or people. Examiners are aware of this weakness among students and
consequently, they set questions that will task students' ability to give a
name to a collection of items or people.
The following are some of the common group terms (animate and
inanimate).
A bevy of ladies.
A herd of cattle (We can also say 20 head of cattle)
A pride/troop of lions (not troupe)
A galaxy/clusters constellation of stars
A congregation of worshippers
A troupe of dancers (not troop)
A herd of buffaloes (not head)
A plague/swarm of insects
A flock of birds
A cluster of diamonds
A swarm of bees
A host of angels
A chowder of cats
A troop of monkeys
A band of musicians
A tuft of grass
A bevy of quails
A leap of leopards
A bunch of keys
A bunch of bananas
A host of sparrows
A punnet of strawberries
A choir of singers
A gang of thieves/robbers
A school of whales
A posse of policemen
A herd of antelope
A skein of wool
A fleet of ships
A team of players
A suite of rooms
A flight of doves
A bench of magistrates
A bouquet of flowers
A bench of bishops
A fusillade of shots
A paddling of ducks
A fleet of cars
A board of directors
A suite of furniture
An army of soldiers
A watch of nightingales
A flock of sheep
A muster of peacocks
A team/stud of horses
A smock of jellyfish
A fall of woodcocks
A gaggle of geese
A plague of locust
A pack of rascals
A clutch of eggs
A caste of flower-pots
A brood of chickens
A crate of fruit
A coffle of slaves
A staff of teachers
A bunch of grapes
A skein of silk
A hail of fire
A team of oxen
Note: When any of these collectives is used in a sentence, it takes
only the singular verbs. example are.
A bench of bishops was/were invited to the programme.
A gang of thieves has/have been arrested by the new Inspector General of Police.
A bunch of keys is/are lying on the floor.

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