Question

Pick out the collective noun (s) from the following sentence.
Take this bundle of sticks.
a)Sticks
b)Bundle
c)Bundle, sticks
d)None

Answer 1

Hint: A collective noun is a noun that is used to indicate a group of individuals.

Complete step by step answer:
Since collective nouns are used to denote many things or individuals together, we need to find the word from the sentence which is used to indicate all the sticks taken together. The word ‘bundle’ is used to refer to all the sticks taken together in the sentence. Therefore, option b is the correct option.

 ‘Bundle’ in normal English usage, refers to a number of things or materials of the same kind tied together. It is used for materials which can be generally counted. For instance, in the given question, one is capable of counting the number of sticks that have been tied up together to form the bundle. Hence, option b is the correct option.

‘Stick’ is a common noun and its plural form is ‘sticks’. Hence, option a is incorrect. Similarly, option c is incorrect because it contains both the collective noun and the common noun in the sentence.

Additional information:

If the material being spoken of in a sentence is an uncountable noun (where quantity of the thing lying together cannot be counted), then the word ‘bundle’ is replaced by the word ‘bunch’. For example, a bunch of grapes.


Note: Remember sticks is only the plural form of a common noun and not a collective noun.