Collective nouns are used to denominate a group of people, animals or things.

There are many of them, but they are too difficult to learn and remember, even for English-speaking people!

a band of soldiers
a bouquet of flowers
a brood of hens
a bunch of grapes
a caravan of camels
a cast of hawks
a circle of friends
a clowder of cats
a clump of trees
a collection of coins
a colony of ants
a crew of sailors
a crowd of people
a deck of cards
a dray of squirrels
a drove of cattle
a dole of doves
a fleet of ships
a flock of sheep
a gaggle of geese/tourists/children
a gam of whales
a gang of thieves
a group of people

a herd of cattle
a herd of elephants
a hive of bees
a horde of children
a leap of leopards
a mass of people
a mob of hooligans
a pack of cards
a panel of experts
a parliament of owls
a party of visitors
a plague of locusts
a pride of lions
a school of fish
a set of teeth
a sheaf of papers
a shelf of books
a shoal of fish
a sloth of bears
a stack of chairs/papers/dishes
a string of pearls
a swarm of bees
a troop of monkeys
a troupe of actors/singers
a wad of banknotes/bills

We thank Gabriel Fuentes  (from Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Candelario Delgado (from Guadalajara, Mexico)  for their suggestions.

Ejemplos

He gave her a bouquet of flowers for her birthday.
El le dio un ramo de flores por su cumpleaños.

Going to the club has widened his circle of friends.
Ir al club ha expandido su círculo de amistades.

There was a clump of trees at the entrance of the farm.
Había una arboleda en la entrada de la hacienda.

The farmer walked along the lane behind his flock of sheep.
El granjero caminaba por el sendero detrás de su rebaño de ovejas.

While we were on the cruise, we could spot a gam of whales in the distance.
Mientras estábamos en el crucero, pudimos ver una manada de ballenas a la distancia.

A horde of children ran out of school on the last day.
Una horda de niños salieron corriendo de la escuela el último día.

There are several shelves of books about Ancient History at the library.
Hay varios estantes de libros sobre Historia Antigua en la biblioteca.

A shoal of fish was visible in the clear water.
Se podía ver un cardumen de peces en el agua clara.

There was a stack of papers on the teacher's desk.
Había una pila de papeles sobre el escritorio del profesor.

A swarm of bees were flying around under the trees.
Un enjambre de abejas revoloteaban bajo los árboles.

Pauline joined a troupe of actors after finishing high school.
Pauline se unió a una compañía de actores luego de terminar la escuela secundaria.

The thief was caught carrying several wads of banknotes.
El ladrón fue atrapado llevando varios fajos de billetes.

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