UNIT X UNIT 8 | 307 GRAMMAR: Collective Nouns Understand collective nouns Ask students to choral read the common collective nouns in the box. Use visuals for terms such as bunch and herd, as well as examples and gestures, to support students’ understanding of the terms. For example, point to the students in the room and Say: The students in this room are a _____. Then say: A class is a _____ of students. A • Complete the sentences Read aloud the directions as students follow along. Say: Collective nouns act as one. Therefore, they take singular verbs. Collective nouns can be followed by prepositional phrases. The noun in the prepositional phrase does not determine verb plurality. When choosing the verb, only consider the collective noun. Ignore the noun in the prepositional phrase. • Identify verbs for collective nouns Have students work independently to copy the sentences and choose the correct verbs. Ask volunteers to share their answers. ANSWERS 1. mixes; 2. migrates; 3. is; 4. watches; 5. grows B Use collective nouns in writing Before writing, ask students to choral read the nouns in the box. Model how to match each noun to a collective noun. Say: Apples can be found in piles. Therefore, I can write about a pile of apples. Write pile of apples on the board. Remind students to use singular verbs with subject collective nouns. Then have students complete Activity B independently. ANSWERS Sample answer: A group of friends comes to my party; The pack of wolves chases a deer; A flock of birds flies south; The pile of snacks is mine; The audience of children laughs at the clown; A bunch of assignments is normal; The pile of apples is red; A crowd of ideas fills my mind. Identify collective nouns and verbs Have students work in pairs. One person will read aloud their sentences, and the other person will identify the collective nouns and verbs their partner used. Practice Book p. 167 Assessment Program p. 145 Proficiency Assessment: Mid-Unit Exam EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Write herd, pack, flock on the board. Point to each one and read it aloud, having students repeat after you. Ask students to identify animals that belong in each group (herd: elephants, cows, deer; pack: wolves, hyenas, dogs; flock: birds, geese, sheep). Then write swarm, school, army on the board. Ask students to guess which animals belong in each group (swarm: bees; school: fish; army: ants). Amplify Challenge students to create a chart that illustrates the collective nouns they wrote about and the plural nouns that can belong to each collective group. Write: Collective nouns Write collective nouns. Use one collective noun in a sentence. COMMUNICATE A Complete the sentences with the correct verb. 1. A group of students (mix / mixes) liquids together. 2. The flock of birds (migrate / migrates) south. 3. There (is / are) a crowd of students in the hallway. 4. An audience of fans (watch / watches) the show. 5. A group of trees (grow / grows) in the deciduous forest. B Write sentences using collective nouns. friends wolves birds snacks children assignments apples ideas I have a pile of assignments to do tonight. GRAMMAR Collective Nouns A collective noun represents a group. It is singular. The team plays on Saturday. The group of explorers was not successful. The crowd cheers for the winners. A collective noun often gives more detail with of + a plural noun (person, animal, thing). a team of players a bunch of friends a pack of wolves a herd of elephants an audience of fans a pile of assignments Common Collective Nouns bunch class crowd group herd audience pack pile f lock UNIT 8 307 UNIT X8 / CONNECT TO GRAMMAR
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