Question

Replace the following underlined phrases with appropriate collective nouns:
The people who work in this company are all trained people.

• A. The staff
• B. The team
• C. The organisation
• D. The crew

Answer 1

The correct option is A The staff

The word, 'staff' is a collective noun used to refer to all the people employed by a particular company. This is the most appropriate collective noun which can be used to replace the underlined phrase. Hence, option A is correct.

The word, 'team' is a collective noun usually used to refer to a group of players forming one side of a game/sport. It can also refer to a group of people working on a particular task/assignment in the workplace. However, it cannot refer to all the people who work in a company. Within a company, there can be multiple teams. Hence, option B is incorrect.

The word, 'organisation' means 'A social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals'. A company is also sometimes referred to as organisation. Hence, this word cannot replace the underlined phrase and option C is incorrect.

The word, 'crew' means 'a group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc'. Hence the phrase, 'the crew' given in option D cannot substitute the underlined phrase.