Question

Write the Collective Noun used to describe a number of cattle.
a. Herd
b. Shoal
c. School
d. Hive

Answer 1

Hint: You must find out which of the given options best reflects a group of cattle.

Complete solution:
 Collective nouns are types of nouns that refer to collections of persons, animals, or objects. They indicate a group of a certain variable.
Let us look at some examples of collective nouns.
A pride of lions.
A bevy of girls.
A cluster of stars.
When we want to indicate that we have seen a person or a thing as a part of a group, we can refer to them by their collective nouns. Think of them as words that add variety and spice to the English language.
In the above question, we must find out the collective noun for cattle.
Let us look at the different options and examine them.
- Option ‘a’ herd is the collective noun for a group of livestock or cattle. We can see that this word is similar to the word given in our question.
- Option ‘b’ shoal is the collective noun that is used to describe a group of fish. Thus, we can see that it is not the right answer.
- Option ‘c’ school is also used to describe a group of fish. Thus, we can see that it is not the right answer.
> Option ‘d’ hive is used to describe many bees that have grouped together to form a hive. Thus, we can see that it is not the right answer.

As option ‘a’ matches the word given in the question, option ‘a’ is the correct answer.

Note: Collective nouns are always followed by the preposition ‘of’.