Question

Identify the term that best describes the italicized word. They watched the FLOCK of birds fly south, in what looked like perfect formation.
a. Concrete noun
b. Compound noun
c. Proper noun
d. Collective noun

Answer 1

The noun flock is D) a collective noun, because it refers to a group of entities.

Answer 2

C. Collective Noun

The word “flock” is what is known a collective noun, which is a noun that represents many things, or a group of things.  For instance, “flock” is a word that collectively refers to a group of birds.  A herd is a noun that refers to a group of cattle.  A pod is a word that collectively refers to a group of dolphins.  It is important to note, however, that even though a collective noun such as “flock” is comprised of many things/birds, it should still be understood to be singular because you would be talking about a singular group of things.