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C. Use the collective nouns in the box to replace the highlighted nouns.

range band pride choir bunch

flock gang swarm staff litter

herd a bouquet audience class pack

1. Mother lost the keys.

2. The kittens looked very cute.

3. The musicians performed well.

4. The bees chased away the bear.

5. The students made a lot of noise.

6. The wolves howled through the night.

7. The farmer led his cows into the meadow.

8. The lions worked together to hunt their prey.

9. The birds flew away on hearing the gunshot.

10. The employees left the office at 5 p.m.

11. The thieves looted money from the bank.

12. The listeners clapped after the performance.

13. We could see the mountains from our room.

14. I gave flowers to my mother on Mother’s Day.

15. The singers from Mizoram sang beautiful Christmas carols.

Read these words.

beauty jealousy hate joy fear

pleasure liberty pain comfort trust

Can you touch, taste, see or hear them? Yes or No?

Nouns that name ideas, experiences, thoughts, qualities and feelings are called
abstract nouns.

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