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What are collective nouns?

Grammar Toolkit. Collective nouns. What are collective nouns?. Grammar Toolkit. Collective nouns. A collective noun names a group or collection of people or things. family. herd. pair. Grammar Toolkit. Collective nouns.

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What are collective nouns?

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  1. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns What are collective nouns?

  2. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns A collective noun names a group or collection of people or things. family herd pair

  3. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns There are many collective nouns, especially for animals. What collective noun would describe each picture? • of people • of fish crowd shoal • of birds • of bees flock swarm • of boats • of stairs fleet flight • of kittens • of bananas litter bunch

  4. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns Collective nouns can be singular or plural, to name the group as a whole or the individual members of the group. The team is playing well this week. The team as a whole is playing well, so the verb is singular. The team put in their mouthguards. Everyone in the team put in their mouthguards — there is obviously more than one mouthguard — so the verb is plural.

  5. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns Are the collective nouns inthese sentences singular or plural? plural The family took it in turns to wash the dishes. singular The orchestra was applauded for 10 minutes. singular The committee is happy with the decision. plural The audience queued quietly for their tickets.

  6. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns • A noun is a naming word. A collective noun names a group or collection of people or things. • In the following sentence, the collective nouns are red. As the pack of journalists settled, the jury stood to deliver its verdict.

  7. Grammar Toolkit Collective nouns The End

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