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Message de serena posté le 2004-12-03 00:09:54 (S | E | F | I)
Hello !

These are new collective nouns to find out.
So, give the word of the different groups here. As an exemple for a little reminder : A group of birds = a flock of birds.

1) A ......... of actors
2) A ......... of Indians
3) A ......... of directors
4) A ......... of furniture
5) A ......... of grapes
6) A ......... of puppies
7) A ......... of teachers
8) A ......... of golf clubs
9) A ......... of sailors
10) A ........ of ships

Good luck !!

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de momar, postée le 2004-12-03 01:10:55 (S | E)
I have tried to guess the french word before translating in english. (I'm sorry if my english is rusty).
1) A cast of actors
2) A tribe of Indians
3) A board of directors
4) A row of furniture
5) A bunch of grapes
6) A pack of puppies
7) A team of teachers
8) A bundle of golf clubs
9) A crew of sailors
10) A fleet of ships

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de kamay, postée le 2004-12-03 15:50:42 (S | E)
I do my best:

1- A troop of actors. ( A theatre group of actors).
2-A trible of Indians.
3-A conference of directors.
4-A row of furniture.
5-A bunch of grapes.
6- A pack of puppies.
7- A team of teachers.
8- A meeting of gold members.
9-A crew of sailors.
10-A fleet of ships.

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-03 23:32:12 (S | E)
Hi momar and kamay !

Nice try ! I know it's not so easy !

Your right answers are :
- momar : 2 - 3 - 5 - 9 - 10
- kamay : 2 - 5 - 9 - 10 ( "tribe" without "L" )

Then we have :

2) A tribe of Indians
3) A board of directors
5) A bunch of grapes
9) A crew of sailors
10) A fleet of ships

For the rest, search a little more !
1) A ......... of actors
4) A ......... of furniture
6) A ......... of puppies
7) A ......... of teachers
8) A ......... of golf clubs

Thanks ! See you soon !!

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-06 17:13:07 (S | E)
What's happening ??? Is it so hard to do ?

Ok, do you want me to give the answers ?

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-06 23:47:00 (S | E)
hello serena,

I will try:
1- A company of actors.
2- A litter of puppies.
3- A suite of furniture.
4- A team of golf clubs.???
5- A school of teachers.

Thanks serena.

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-07 01:19:19 (S | E)
Hi dandoun !

Thanks to you. Very nice try !

1- A company of actors. OK
2- A litter of puppies. OK
3- A suite of furniture. OK

4- A team of golf clubs.??? NO
5- A school of teachers. NO

Will you guess them ?

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-07 01:57:04 (S | E)
Hi serena,
What about:

1- A set of golf clubs.
2- A group of teachers.

thanks a lot

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de marie37400, postée le 2004-12-07 13:05:32 (S | E)
Oui, élargissons notre vocabulaire !
Je te propose :
7 - A staff of teachers
8 - A set of golf clubs

Marie

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-07 14:28:47 (S | E)
well done marie !!!

Also dandoun, you found "A set of golf clubs." !!

Now let's give the answers in a single list.

1) A company of actors
2) A tribe of Indians
3) A board of directors
4) A suite of furniture
5) A bunch of grapes
6) A litter of puppies
7) A staff of teachers
8) A set of golf clubs
9) A crew of sailors
10) A fleet of ships

Many thanks to all .

Do you want a little more ?? .....

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-07 22:37:30 (S | E)
Hi serena,
I would like to try some more .
Thanks again for the exercice.

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-08 09:00:24 (S | E)
Hi dandoun !

You're really brave ! So, here are 5 others words to find.
I guess marie will like it too.

1) A ....... of fish
2) A ....... of armour
3) A ....... of rags
4) A ....... of steps
5) A ....... of lions

Have fun !

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de pascaline, postée le 2004-12-08 21:54:57 (S | E)
1) A shoal of fish
2) A suit of armour
3) A piece of rags
4) A flight of steps
5) A ....... of lions

Tu n'as pas plus facile Serena?
Mes réponses sont fantaisistes. Le dernier, je ne trouve rien.

Pascaline

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de marie37400, postée le 2004-12-08 22:37:17 (S | E)
Hello Serena and many thanks but.....
1) A SPECIES of fish or..... a FISH SOUP (I'm angry at me because I can't get it!!!)
2) A ....... of armour Please what do you mean with "armour" : une armure ou une gaine (electricity) ?
3) A PILE of rags
4) A FLIGHT of steps
5) A HORDE of lions
Many thanks, Serena
Marie

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-08 22:43:41 (S | E)
Pascaline !!

3 correct answers :

1) A shoal of fish
2) A suit of armour
4) A flight of steps

Once more bravo ! I know, it's not easy at all. If you could imagine how much I suffer before finding these words ! And I liked to share them with you.
Well, let's say I didn't want to be the only one to suffer.......

To end, try to find these ones, only two words :

3) A ....... of rags
5) A ....... of lions

Try a little, my heart goes with you !!

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Edité par serena le 2004-12-08 22:50:23

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-08 22:59:25 (S | E)
Marie !! We were writing at the same time !!
Thanks to you all !

As I've already given the correction, you can see what to say for fish ( shoal ) and armour ( suit ).
For "a flight of steps" it's ok !!

Still n° 3 and 5 to find !

About "a suit of armour" : It's in fact "une armure ( complète )".

See you !

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Edité par serena le 2004-12-08 23:01:12

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-09 00:13:54 (S | E)
hello serena,

1- A shoal of fish.
2- A suit of armour
3- A bundle of rags
4- A flight of steps.
5- A pride of lions. or ( A troop of lions )

Thanks a lot.

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-09 00:58:57 (S | E)
Well done dandoun !!!

You found the most difficult words !

3- A bundle of rags.

5- A pride of lions. or ( A troop of lions ).

Very many thanks to you all.
I promise, I'll never suffer alone from now on !

See you !!

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-09 01:26:13 (S | E)
Thanks a lot
from now on we will all suffer you are not alone anymore.

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de pascaline, postée le 2004-12-09 07:59:50 (S | E)
Serena

Pas facile mais en petite quantité c'est plus digeste!!!!!!!!

Have a good day

Pascaline

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de marie37400, postée le 2004-12-09 12:13:58 (S | E)
à toi Serena .Je me joins aussi à nos amis pour te dire que c'est tout à fait intéressant de travailler ainsi par petites étapes, car cela permet de prendre le temps d'élargir aussi notre vocabulaire en français pendant que l'on cherche.
Not lonely anymore, be sure !
Marie

Réponse: re:Collective nouns 2 de serena, postée le 2004-12-09 12:55:28 (S | E)
Many thanks to you all.

That's right I should have given short lists and go on step by step.
Thanks for the advice, now that I know You'd like to suffer with me, I'll follow it for a further collective torture !

See you soon

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