Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable noun:
A drove of
A) Piglets
B) Horses
C) Cattle
D) Elephants

Answer 1

Hint: The phrase that is given in the question, ‘a drove of’ is used to refer to a group of farm animals. Such a phrase, that is used to refer to a group, is called a collective noun.

Complete answer:
In the given question we are presented with four options and are required to choose the correct noun that matches the collective noun in the sentence.
Let us understand what a collective noun is.
Collective nouns are nouns used to refer to large groups of people, animals or objects. The collective noun ‘a drove of’ is used to denote a group of people or farm animals that is moving together.
Let us take a look at each of the given options.
Option ‘A’, piglets, is incorrect as the collective noun for this is ‘a litter of piglets’.
Option ‘B’, horses, is incorrect as the collective noun for this is ‘a herd of horses’.
Option ‘D’, elephants, is incorrect as the collective noun for this is ‘a herd of elephants’.
Therefore, from the given options we can see that the correct answer that can fill the blank in the given question, is option ‘C’, cattle, as ‘a drove of cattle’ is the correct collective noun.

Note:
To answer questions of this kind, it is essential to know a couple of collective nouns in advance. This is advisable as these words are learned and used only by memorization.