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Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns. Activity!. If there is a 7 th column, the first two will join Group 1, the next two will join Group 2 and the rest will join Group 3. Column 1 + Column 2 = Group 1 Column 3 + Column 4 = Group 2 Column 5 + Column 6 = Group 3. Activity!.

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Collective Nouns

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  1. CollectiveNouns

  2. Activity! If there is a 7th column, the first two will join Group 1, the next two will join Group 2 and the rest will join Group 3. Column 1 + Column 2 = Group 1 Column 3 + Column 4 = Group 2 Column 5 + Column 6 = Group 3

  3. Activity! An animal will be assigned per group. Do not let other groups know about your assignment. Figure out what collective noun is appropriate for your animal. The choices will be flashed momentarily. Decide as a group based on familiarity and, well, gut feel!

  4. Activity Here are your choices… flock, pride, pack, murder, flight, school, gang

  5. Activity! After five minutes the teacher will call you to present your answer. You will share your answer this way:"We are a/an (answer/collective noun) of (animal sound)!"For example:"We are a HERD of moo!"

  6. Collective Effort What happens when students cooperate during an activity? What if members of a group fail to act as one? Why is teamwork important in a group’s success?

  7. Quotes on Collective Effort • A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind. • Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. • Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

  8. Collective Noun A noun that refers to a GROUP of persons, animals and things is called a collective noun. A group of people = a crowd of peopleA group of sheep = a flock of sheepA group/set of flowers = a bunch of flowers

  9. Collective Noun There are lots of collective nouns. Lots and lots, in fact! Here are some interesting examples: a troubling of goldfish, a destruction of wildcats, a gang of elk, a litter of puppies, a walk of snails, a wunch of bankers, a hand of bananas, a catch of collective nouns

  10. Collective Noun Now, for some common examples: A swarm of bees, a nest of mice, a team of athletes, a pod of peas, a string of pearls, a wealth of information Check this site out! http://www.vigay.com/nouns/ Currently, there are 315 collective nouns in its database!

  11. Something to Think About • Why does the English language give so much room for collective nouns? • Is it practical? • What purpose does this abundant supply serve?

  12. Something to Think About It’s for CREATIVITY IN SPEECH! Diverse collective nouns are handy for writers and speech professionals. Even students – because you engage in both writing and speaking! Being creative with the use of words is always a good reflection of your character as a student.

  13. Oral/Written Drill Fill in the blanks with the right collective noun. • Every afternoon the soccer ________ follows its coach out to the hot field for practice. • Today, Ms. Louie’s ________ takes its first 100-item exam. • The members of the ________ will have a meeting to discuss the behavior of one student. • The ________ of fish in the school’s pond was brought back to the ocean. • Rina’s ________ went to the mall last weekend; I saw them.

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