Collective Nouns
A pride of ?
lions
the sister of Jerick
Jerick's sister
plural of ox
oxen
abstract noun from the verb EXPLAIN
names a group of people or things
collective noun
A pack of ?
wolves
the bone of the dog
the dog's bone
plural of oasis
oases
abstract noun from the verb CONFUSE
confusion
single noun made up of two or more words used together
compound noun
A forest of ?
trees
the bones of the dogs
the dogs' bones
plural of woman
women
abstract noun from the verb DISCOVER
discovery
names more than one person, place, thing, or idea
plural noun
A range of ?
mountains
the death of the queen
the queen's death
plural of person
people
abstract noun from the adjective ABLE
ability
shows ownership
possessive noun
A bouquet of ?
flowers
the orbit of the stars
the stars' orbit
plural of fish
fish
abstract noun for the verb INSPIRE
inspiration
names particular person, place, thing, or idea
proper noun
A bunch of ?
keys
the ponds of the geese
the geese's pond
plural of datum
data
abstract noun for the adjective WISE
wisdom
names ONE person, place, thing, or idea
singular noun
A pod of ?
dolphins
the blades of the knives
the knives' blades
plural of tuna
tuna
abstract noun for the adjective TRUE
truth
noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
abstract noun
A murder of ?
crows
the teeth of the squirrel
the squirrel's teeth
plural of focus
foci
abstract noun for the verb TOLERATE
tolerance
King Tut's mask is made of 24 pounds of solid gold. Common or proper?
common
A galaxy of ?
stars
the brains of the iguanas
the iguanas' brains
plural of larva
larvae
abstract noun for the verb RESPOND
response
A sea turtle can't pull its head into its shell. Abstract or concrete?
concrete
A brood of ?
chickens
the sadness of Gio
Gio's sadness
plural of ellipsis
ellipses
abstract noun for the adjective SUPPORTIVE
support
Most bananas are genetically identical. Concrete or abstract?
concrete