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Slide 1 - Diapositive

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So what is a collective noun:
A word used to represent a group of people, animals, or things
e.g. team, crowd , flock, choir, group


People:
a band of musicians
a team of players 
a crowd of people
a gang of thieves
a pack of thieves
a class of students
a board of directors
Animals:
an army of ants, 
a flock of birds, 
a flock of sheep, 
a herd of deer, 
a hive of bees, 
a litter of puppies, 
a pack of wolves, 
a murder of crows.
things:
a bouquet of flowers
a bunch of flowers
a fleet of ships
a forest of tress
a galaxy of stars
a pack of cards
a pack of lies
a pair of shoes
a range of mountains

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Sometimes the collective nouns can be shared across the categories,
e.g. a pack of thieves, a pack of wolves, a pack of lies, a pack of cards, a pack of hounds
A collective noun can be singular or plural


The shoal was moving north
shoal is singuar- considered as one unit

The shoal were darting in all directions
shoal is plural considered as lots of individuals

There is always an incredible crowd that follows me ( boxer Mohamed Ali)

Slide 3 - Diapositive

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you can't always switch the collective nouns like:
a bouquet of wolves, a swarm of students, a litter of ships
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A swarm of students 
( image of lots of students in a frenzy)

A pack of ships
( ships hunting like wolves or thieves- it brings pirates to mind)

A forest of soldiers 
( thousands of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder)

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Top Tip 
you can use the wrong collective noun as a literary technique
 
A swarm of protesters ran from the police
Swarm
- angry, 
-unorganised, 
-large number, 
-in a frenzy

Slide 5 - Diapositive

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Select the collective noun:
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A
company
B
computer
C
lion

Slide 6 - Quiz

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Select the collective noun:
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A
snow
B
herd
C
D
mining

Slide 7 - Quiz

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Select the collective noun:
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A
paste
B
oxygen
C
pack

Slide 8 - Quiz

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Select the collective noun for birds:
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flock
B
band
C
team

Slide 9 - Quiz

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A collective noun is a word used to represent a group of people, animals, or things.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 10 - Quiz

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Select the collective noun for dancers:
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A
committee
B
hive
C
troupe

Slide 11 - Quiz

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Select the collective noun for ships:
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A
herd
B
pride
C
fleet

Slide 12 - Quiz

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True or false? Collective nouns are always treated as singular.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 13 - Quiz

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. (Anthropologist Margaret Mead)
Select the collective noun.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. (Anthropologist Margaret Mead)
 the collective noun.

Slide 15 - Diapositive

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Treat a collective noun as singular unless the context highlights the individuals in the group.

The choir is out of tune.

The choir were fainting due to the heat.

Slide 16 - Diapositive

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Select the most appropriate version.
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The committee is wearing different sports shirts from around the world.
B
The committee are wearing different sports shirts from around the world.

Slide 17 - Quiz

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Select the most appropriate version.
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A
The committee is happy with its decision.
B
The committee is happy with their decision.

Slide 18 - Quiz

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The Function of Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases function as either adjectives modifying nouns or adverbs modifying verbs. For example:

Do you mean that boy in the corner?
I live near the museum.

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Slide 21 - Diapositive

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A singer
A town
He acts
Keep
without thinking
in time
near London
with passion

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A singer with passion
A town near London
Keep in time.
He acts without thinking.

Slide 23 - Diapositive

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Select the prepositional phrase.
A
old
B
over the hill
C
ancient

Slide 24 - Quiz

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Select the prepositional phrase.
A
let me be
B
leave me
C
near me

Slide 25 - Quiz

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Select the one with a prepositional phrase:
A
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. (Dorothy Parker)
B
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it. (Sir Thomas Beecham)

Slide 26 - Quiz

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Select the one with a prepositional phrase:
A
Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered? (Woody Allen)
B
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Slide 27 - Quiz

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Select the one with a prepositional phrase:
A
I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place. (Steven Wright)
B
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it.

Slide 28 - Quiz

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Select the one with a prepositional phrase:
A
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
B
The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off.

Slide 29 - Quiz

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Select the correct version.
A
The majority of the cake has gone.
B
The majority of the cake have gone.

Slide 30 - Quiz

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Select the correct version.
A
A box of tools is missing.
B
A box of tools are missing.

Slide 31 - Quiz

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Select the correct version.
A
Half of us knows.
B
Half of us know.

Slide 32 - Quiz

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Slide 33 - Diapositive

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