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Platoon is a group of soldiers from different units under a lieutenant. Another word that
refers to a group of soldiers is army. Platoon and army are examples of collective nouns.
A collective noun refers to a group of people or things of the same kind, spoken as a
whole. Can you think of more examples of collective nouns?

Fill in the blanks using the collec ve nouns from the box given below.

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1. The chief guest was presented with a _______________ of flowers.

2. Aslan, the lion, was the head of the _______________.

3. The Russian circus ended with the performance by a _______________ of
talented dancers.

4. I am a singer in the _______________.

5. We saw a _______________ of fish in the pond.

6. A _______________ of owls were perched on the oak tree.

7. The decision was taken by a _______________ of eminent judges.

8. The beekeeper was attacked by a _______________ of bees.

9. The hunter carried a _______________ of arrows.

10. Our dog scared the _______________ of crows away.

Grammar

The Use of Will

Read the following sentences.

The army will pay for my education.

You will be in dangerous situations.

I will see you in September.
We use will to denote actions that are going to take place in the future. Sentences using will
usually have the following structure.

subject + will + main verb + other parts of the sentence

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