Question

Replace the underlined phrase with a collective noun:
Many policemen are looking into the matter.
a)A team of policemen
b)A squad of policemen
c)A gang of policemen
d)A pack of policemen

Answer 1

Hint: A collective noun refers to a group or number of people or things. Example- Flock of birds, the pride of lions, etc.

Complete step-by-step answer:

As given in the hint, collective nouns are used to refer to a collection of things that are taken as a whole.
Let’s look at its example- I saw a herd of elephants during my jungle safari. Here, we can understand that X saw a collection or a group of elephants taken as a whole.
Let’s examine the given options to find the collective noun of policemen-
a)A team of policemen- A team refers to a group of people working together or a group of sports players or athletes. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
b)A squad of policemen- A squad refers to a group of military personnel or a police force. Hence, it is the correct option.
c)A gang of policemen- A gang refers to a group of thieves or laborers. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
d)A pack of policemen- A pack refers to a group of wolves or thieves. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note: A squad refers to a police force that is specially trained to deal with a particular kind of crime.