Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable collective noun, choosing from the alternatives given below:
Our ___________ won the match.

• A. cattle
• B. crowd
• C. team
• D. herd

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

team

In English grammar, collective nouns are words that are used to describe a group of people, animals or things.

From the given options:

Cattle is used to indicate a group of animals that are used for daily milk produce and are domesticated like cows and buffalos.

Crowd is a a collective noun used to indicate a group of people.

Team is a collective noun that is used to refer to the players in a team in a sport.

Herd is a collective noun that is used to indicate a large group of cattle.

In the given sentence, there is a reference of a match and so the most apt collective noun that can be used in the sentence is option C) team.