Question

Choose the collective noun(s) from the following sentence.

All players in the team performed well.

• A. team
• B. players
• C. team, players
• D. none

Answer 1

The correct option is A team

Collective nouns refer to a group of people, thing or animals. In the given sentence, 'team' refers to a group of players collectively, hence 'team' is a collective noun, and option A is correct. Option B is incorrect because 'players' is a common noun, that names the noun 'player' in plural. Option C is incorrect because team is a collective noun but players is not, it's a common noun in plural form. Option D is incorrect because we do have a collective noun 'team', in the sentence.