Question

Choose the correct option to fill the blank.
Devika lost her _________ of keys.
A) Bunch
B) Branch
C) Band
D) Gang

Answer 1

Hint:Collective noun refers to a group of people, animals, or a collection of things taken as a whole. For example: words like group, herds are called collective nouns.

Complete answer:
Option A) Bunch – is the correct answer because the meaning of bunch is ‘a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together’. Bunch is used as a bunch of flowers, bunch of grapes, bunch of keys. Thus, the use of bunch is the most appropriate in the blank and this is the correct answer.

Option B) Branch – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of branch is ‘a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough’ and this does not fit in the sentence and makes it incorrect. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Band - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of band is ‘a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration’. For example: band is an organisation of the musicians, and this does not fit in the sentence and makes it incorrect. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Gang – is an incorrect answer because ‘gang’ is also a collective noun as it is used to refer to an organized group of criminals. This does not fit in the sentence and makes it incorrect. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note: In order to get the correct answer, a collective noun has to be chosen to fill the blank. So, option A is the most suitable answer as compared to any other option.