By 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.
Collective Noun is the one 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 non living things that will equip students richly to tackle English Language in WAEC/NECO and other relevant examinations.
- A breath of air
- A cup of tea
- A drop of rain
- A chip of wood
- A blade do grass
- A burst of laughter
- A beam of light
- A grain of sugar
- A grain of sand
- A lump of sugar
- A morsel of bread
- A morsel of food
- A moment of time
- A dab of colour
- A crust of bread
- A fragment of glass
- A crumb of bread
- A nut of butter
- An ounce of energy
- A particle of dirt
- A pat of water
- A period of time
- A piece of advice
- A pinch of salt
- A pinch of tea
- A puff of air
- A ray of hope
- A slice of bread
- A sip of drink
- A speck of dirt
- A splinter of glass
- A spoonful of sugar
- A spot of rain
- A touch of colour
- A sip of liquid
- A posy of flowers
- A piece of news
- A piece of advice
- A strand of hair
- A whiff of air
- A wisp of smoke
- A wisp of straw
- An ear of corn
- A gust of wind
- A shower of rain
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.