Question

Choose out the collective noun(s) from the following sentence.
The chief guest was given a bouquet of flowers.
A)flowers
B)bouquet
C)guest
D)bouquet, flowers

Answer 1

Hint: There is a distinction between plural and collective nouns.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 In the given question we are presented with four options and are required to choose the correct answer that depicts the appropriate collective noun.
First let us understand what a collective noun is. Collective nouns refer to large groups of people or objects. E.g. A crowd of kids are playing in the park today
Let us take a look at each of the options.
Option A, flowers, refers to the plural version of flower and is not a collective noun.
Option C, guest refers to an invited person who is attending an event. Since it is one person, it is not a collective noun.
Option D, ‘bouquet, flowers’ is an incorrect option as it contains ‘flowers’ which has been discussed above to not be a collective noun.
Option B, bouquet refers to a group of flowers that is offered as a present to someone.
Hence, Option B, bouquet is a collective noun and hence the correct answer. Option A, C and D are incorrect.

Note: When there are options in which the words from the previous options are repeated, narrow down the options and evaluate which one is accurate. It is not necessary that repeated options are always correct.