Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 4)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
4.
I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
Discussion:
42 comments Page 2 of 5.
Murtuza said:
1 decade ago
Flock is type of group but use when like a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together: a flock of gulls.
Ruth nieva said:
1 decade ago
Herd is a group of animals of one kind kept of living together or a group of people with a common bond. That's a meaning of herd.
Pavan Bhushan said:
1 decade ago
I thank all of you for the information. You said that 'herd' is used for animals. Then why do we use 'flock' for sheep?
Ayush said:
8 years ago
Herd-a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live together or are kept together as livestock.
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Divya said:
1 decade ago
Actually swarm means a large group of insects (usually through the air) and so herd is only the correct option.
Sourav Mishra said:
6 years ago
A herd of cows, a cattle of sheep, an army of soldiers, This is called appropriate preposition in grammar.
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Neetu sha said:
7 years ago
A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans.
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Vikram said:
1 decade ago
Herd (noun) means a group of mammals animal of same kind.
Herd (verb) means a crowd together.
Herd (verb) means a crowd together.
Sathishwar said:
2 decades ago
A large group of animals, espically hoofed mammals, that live or are kept together.
Neha said:
9 years ago
Herd means a number of animal traveling together. So, the right answer is herd.
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