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Title: Collective Nouns

Grade: 2-a Lesson: S1-L7

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Description:

Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	The____of directors held the meeting yesterday.
2	Clue	Collective nouns name groups of people or things.
3	Hint	Some group of people or things have their own special collective nouns.
4	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
5	Choice.A	Choice A is incorrect. Using "pod" in front of directors isn’t correct because "pod" usually refers to a group of sea creatures or plants, not people like directors. It’s like calling them the wrong name! So, we say "board of directors"	pod
6	Choice.B	Choice B is incorrect. Herd shouldn’t be used in front of "Directors" because "herd" is a word for groups of animals, like cows or sheep. "Directors" are people, not animals. We use words like "board" or "group" for people instead.	herd
7	Choice.C	Choice C is incorrect. Using "society" in front of directors is wrong because "society" usually refers to a larger group of people. Directors are a smaller group, so we usually say "board of directors" to be specific. It helps us talk about the right group of people!	society
8	Choice.D	Choice D is correct. When we say "board of directors," "board" is like a special helper word called a collective noun for a group of people called directors.It refers to many people working together.	board
9	Step:	The collective noun that suits the sentence	board
10	Step:	Complete sentence	The board of directors held the meeting yesterday.
11	Answer	board	Option: D
12	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

The____of directors held the meeting yesterday.

Clue

Collective nouns name groups of people or things.

Hint

Some group of people or things have their own special collective nouns.

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

Choice A is incorrect. Using "pod" in front of directors isn’t correct because "pod" usually refers to a group of sea creatures or plants, not people like directors. It’s like calling them the wrong name! So, we say "board of directors"

pod

Choice.B

Choice B is incorrect. Herd shouldn’t be used in front of "Directors" because "herd" is a word for groups of animals, like cows or sheep. "Directors" are people, not animals. We use words like "board" or "group" for people instead.

herd

Choice.C

Choice C is incorrect. Using "society" in front of directors is wrong because "society" usually refers to a larger group of people. Directors are a smaller group, so we usually say "board of directors" to be specific. It helps us talk about the right group of people!

society

Choice.D

Choice D is correct. When we say "board of directors," "board" is like a special helper word called a collective noun for a group of people called directors.It refers to many people working together.

board

Step:

The collective noun that suits the sentence

board

Step:

Complete sentence

The board of directors held the meeting yesterday.

Answer

board

Option: D

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?