By simple definition, a noun is simply a name of a person, place or thing.
Basically, we have three most important kinds of nouns namely: Collective nouns, proper nouns and common nouns. Examples are teacher, student, animal, tree, country etc.
Proper Noun: a name given to a particular person, place or thing. John, Britain, Abuja, etc.
Common Noun: a name given to things of the same kind like country, animal, man and others.
Collective Noun: which we are concerned about here. Is a name given to a group of the same kind. For instance, a gang of robbers, an army of soldiers, a class of scholars etc.
In this post, we shall bring out a number of these collective nouns for men that will equip students richly to tackle English Language in WAEC/NECO and other relevant examinations.
- A band of musicians
- A bevy of ladies
- A bench of judges or bishops
- A board of directors
- A board of governors
- A board of trustees
- A caravan of merchants
- A caravan of travelers
- A caravan of pilgrims
- A class of scholars
- A class of students
- A class of pupils
- A colony of lepers
- A company of actors
- A congregation of people
- A crew of sailors
- A crowd of people
- A congress of delegates
- A field of runners
- A gang of robbers
- A gang of labourers
- A gang of thieves
- A horde of flies
- A host of angels
- A knot of spectators
- A mob of people (in a riot)
- A pack of rascals
- A party of friends
- A pose of policemen
- A multitude of people
- A panel of jurymen
- A rabble of people (in a rowdy scene)
- A regiment of soldiers
- A staff of teachers
- A team of players
- A tribe of Arabs
- A tribe of natives
- A troupe of dancers
- A troupe of minstrels
- A horde of savages
- A board of examiners
- A gathering of clans
- A coffle of slaves
- A choir of singers
- A throng of people ( in the street)
In summary, collective nouns are very important in English language. Students are expected to know them to be able to answer questions on lexis and structures, comprehension and summary as well as good grammatical structures to pass the subject English in WAEC/NECO, JAMB and other relevant examinations.