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American English Grammar
Collective noun
Learning objectives
In this lesson you will learn the definition of a collective noun and study examples of collective nouns.
Definition of a collective noun
Examples of collective nouns
  • a pride of lions (refers to a group of lions)
  • a herd of cattle (refers to a group of domestic cattle)
  • a flock of birds (refers to a group of flying birds)
  • a set of plans (refers to plans - conceptual)
  • a set of dinnerware (refers to dinnerware - inanimate object)
  • a pair of insects (refers to 2 insects)
  • a trio of chickens (refers to 3 chickens)
  • a dozen trees (refers to 12 trees)
  • a score of birds (refers to 20 birds)
  • a gross of apples (refers to 144 apples)
  • a ream of paper (refers to 500 sheets of paper)
























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