Lesson 5: Collective Nouns- The naming words for a collection

Previous lesson:- Lesson 4: Common Nouns- The class names

Have you studied the previous lessons well? Today we are going to talk about another type of nouns called Collective Nouns. But first let us consider the following images:

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What will you say about this images? A lot of flowers? Many keys? Many sticks? A lot of fish?

Lesson 4: Common Nouns- The class names

Previous lesson:- Lesson 3: Proper Nouns – The names of individuals

We have learned about Nouns in general and their identification. Today we will talk about Common Nouns.

Nouns that are the names given to all people or things or places of the same kind are called Common Nouns.

So what is the difference between Proper Nouns and Common Nouns? Both are names alright. Well it is as simple as this:

A Common Noun is the class name, but a Proper Noun is the individual name of the individual member of that class.

Exercise 4 (Level: Easy): Identification of Common Nouns

Based on Lesson 4: Common Nouns – The class names

This exercise is based on whatever you have learned in our previous chapter on Common Nouns. Have fun solving the questions.

Q1. Give ten examples of common nouns belonging to the class "animals". Example: cow.

Q2. Give ten examples of common nouns belonging to the class "birds". Example: crow.