Question

Select a suitable option to complete the sentence:

There was a ________ of mosquitoes hovering over the slum area.

• A. swarm
• B. group
• C. gang
• D. herd

Answer 1

The correct option is A swarm

The correct answer is option A.

Here the correct collective noun has to be chosen to fill the blank.

A) Swarm means a big group of flying insects. Hence, it is the correct answer.

B) Group is a collective noun used to generally describe many people or things.

C) Gang is a collective noun used to describe a group of criminals.

D) Herd is a collective noun used to describe a group of animals, especially livestock.