Question

Pick out the collective noun(s) from the following sentence.

There is a colony of ants in the backyard.

• A. colony
• B. ants
• C. backyard
• D. colony, ants

Answer 1

The correct option is A colony

A collective noun is a name used to represent a group of people, animals of things. It is generally of singular in construction.

Hence option A is the correct answer as 'colony' here refers to the group of ants which are dependent on each other to complete their lifecycle.

Option B is incorrect because 'ants' is a plural noun of 'ant' and not a collective noun.

Option C is incorrect because 'backyard' is a singular noun which means a yard found at the rear of a house.

Although 'colony' is a collective noun, 'ants' is only a plural noun. Hence option D is incorrect as well.