Question

Match the collective noun to the noun it goes with:
Collective nouns: 1) a bowl of 2) a collection of 3) a bolt of 4) a bouquet of 5) a slice of 6) a bale of 7) a chest of 8) a cloud of 9) a stack of 10) a flight of 11) a tube of 12) a loaf of
Nouns: a) coins b) pizza c) hay d) rice e) lightning f) flowers g) stairs h) bread i) drawers j) papers k) dust l) toothpaste

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given words again, and try to understand the meaning of the noun that is in each category. This will help you determine which collective phrase the noun belongs to.

Complete answer:
A noun is a naming word, that is it is the most basic form of language. It is used to name things/objects/people/places. So, in order to understand words, nouns are very important.
A collective noun is a collection of things taken as a whole, as in multiple parts make one whole. For example, the word ‘murder’ is used to describe a group of crows.
Collective nouns are used to denote a collection of other nouns. They try to include all the parts of a specific object into a singular term.
Let us go through all the nouns and understand their meaning so as to match their respective collective noun to them.
The first noun is coins. The word ‘coins’ does not have an official collective noun. So, the correct phrase for this will be ‘a collection of coins’.
The second noun is pizza. This is an edible item, eaten often in slices, which means that there is only one option which is correct for this term. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a slice of pizza’.
The third noun is hay. This refers to dry grass. This also has only one specific term that goes with it, which is bale. Together, hay bale refers to a cylindrical or a rectangular bundle of hay. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a bale of hay’.
The fourth noun is rice. This means that the rice is eaten in a vessel. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a bowl of rice’.
The fifth noun is lightning. This means that the specific word should refer to the action of lightning happening. This means that the correct phrase will be ‘a bolt of lightning’.
The sixth noun is flowers. Flowers are usually arranged in bouquets. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a bouquet of flowers’.
The seventh noun is stairs. This word has an unusual collective noun. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a flight of stairs’.
The eighth noun is bread. This is an individual slice, however, in its entirety its called a loaf. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a loaf of bread’.
The ninth noun is drawers. This word has an unusual collective noun. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a chest of drawers’.
The tenth noun is papers. The word ‘stack’ refers to multiple papers together. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a stack of papers’.

The eleventh noun is dust. The word ‘cloud’ refers to dust that is dissipated in air. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a cloud of dust’.
The twelfth noun is toothpaste. Toothpaste is always stored in a tube. So, the correct phrase will be ‘a tube of toothpaste’.

Note:
Do not mistake a plural noun for a collective noun. Go through each of the options one by one and find the required type of noun.