Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable noun, choosing from the alternatives given below:
Yesterday, I lost my ---- of keys.
A) Bouquet
B) Bunch
C) Bundle
D) Packet

Answer 1

Hint: Nouns can be used to refer to single objects, plural objects and even consider a group of objects as a single entity giving the group a certain designation. Collective nouns are usually used to refer to a group of people, things or animals as a single entity. It, in fact, refers to a collection of anything or anyone. Some examples are team, herd, group, army, federation,jury and class.

Complete answer::
Now, from the options given above,
Bouquet: this is a collective noun used to refer to a collection of flowers. Eg: She brought him a bouquet of roses.
Bunch: this is a collective noun that is used to refer to fruits, keys and so on. Hence, this is most likely to be the answer. Eg: I got a bunch of fruits when in the hospital.
Bundle: refers to a number of things that are bound or held together; usually used in case of clothes. Eg: A bundle of sticks
Packet: this points to a cover that contains an amount of food, pens or spoons, often sealed. Eg: A packet of chips

Hence, Option b, is the correct answer for the above question.

Note: We may confuse “bunch” with “bundle” when it comes to keys. But, bunch is used for keys and bundles for those things that have been gathered and tied loosely. Collective nouns vary with what kind of a group it is, for instance, herd of elephants or litter of puppies.