Kinds of Nouns
In this chapter we revise common and proper nouns and learn collective nouns — words that name a whole group of people, animals or things.
শেখার লক্ষ্য
- Recall common and proper nouns.
- Know what a collective noun is.
- Find collective nouns.
- Use them in sentences.
মূল ধারণা
Common and proper (recall)
A common noun is a general name (city, boy). A proper noun is a particular name and takes a capital letter (Delhi, Rahul).
Collective noun
A collective noun names a whole group of people, animals or things — a team (of players), a herd (of cows), a bunch (of bananas).
Using collective nouns
‘A herd of elephants crossed the road.’ — ‘herd’ names the whole group of elephants.
শব্দার্থ ও সংজ্ঞা
- Collective noun
- A word that names a group, like team, herd or bunch.
সমাধানসহ উদাহরণ
প্রশ্ন 1. A group of cows is a ___.
সমাধান: herd.
প্রশ্ন 2. Is ‘team’ a collective noun?
সমাধান: Yes.
যে ভুলগুলো এড়াব
- Forgetting that a collective noun names one whole group.
- Mixing collective nouns up with plurals.
Kinds of Nouns — কুইজ
5টি প্রশ্ন, সঙ্গে সঙ্গে উত্তর মিলিয়ে দেখো।
A word that names a group (like team, herd, bunch) is a ___ noun.
অনুশীলন প্রশ্ন
সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন
What do we call a group of stars? (a ___)
cluster.
Is ‘Kolkata’ common or proper?
Proper.
বড়ো প্রশ্ন
Give a collective noun for: players, cows, bananas.
A team of players, a herd of cows, a bunch of bananas.
একটু ভেবে
Why is ‘herd’ called a collective noun even though it stands for many cows?
Because it names the whole group as one — that is what a collective noun does.
দ্রুত রিভিশন
রিভিশন নোট
- Common = general; proper = particular (capital).
- Collective = names a group.
- team, herd, bunch, cluster.
মনে রাখার কথা
- Know collective nouns.
- Match the group word to the group.
প্রশ্নোত্তর
Is ‘flock’ a collective noun?
Yes — a flock of birds or sheep.