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          1.  Fill in the blanks with appropriate collective nouns :                              Analytical Skill
                                   litter    battalion    fleet    flight    bundle    stack    bouquet
                                                crew     constellation     queue
                (a)  The piece of paper lay among the ____________          of books on the table.
                (b)  During the war, a ____________      of ship guarded the coasts.


                (c)  Let us bring a ____________      of sticks for the bonfire.


                (d)  It is amazing to view a ____________      of geese in the sky.

                (e)  On my birthday, my best friend gave me a ____________          of flowers.


                (f)  General Sharma headed a ____________           of soldiers.


                (g)  Wherever Danish went a ____________          of puppies followed him.

                (h)  There was a long ____________        in front of the stadium before the India-Pakistan cricket

                     match began.

                (i)  A ____________      of sailors boarded the ship.


                (j)  The award ceremony was a ____________            of stars since all the popular cricket players

                     were present.


          2.  Underline the nouns in the following sentences and write their types in the given space :





                (a)  Honesty is the best policy.                    ____________________________________


                (b)  There was a large crowd at the fair.           ____________________________________

                (c)  This safe is made of iron.                     ____________________________________


                (d)  He was filled with joy.                        ____________________________________


                (e)  He presented me a bouquet of flowers.          ____________________________________

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