We took a collection to help the family of our sick friend make up for the time they missed from work.
There are no nouns used as collective nouns in the sentence. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a characteristic inherent in a noun The noun 'class' can be a collective noun for 'a class of students', but in this sentence, it is not functioning as a collective noun.
The mediator was cool, calm, and collective in the heated situation. b
There are no collective nouns in the sentence. A collective noun is determined by its use. A collective noun is a word used to group other nouns in a descriptive way. The nouns 'group' and 'audience' are often used as collective nouns, but in this sentence they are not. The nouns 'group' and 'audience' are not describing anyone.
A pack of wolves inhabits the woods behind the lodge.
A daily act of collective worship for all pupils is not yet provided.
There are no collective nouns in the sentence. The noun 'family' can be used as a collective noun (a family of artists or a family of gophers), but in this sentence it is not.
Example sentence: A number of students have already handed in their essays.
There is a period at the end of the sentence.
The sentence contains no collective nouns. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a characteristic inherent in a noun. The noun committee and the noun board are often used as collective nouns (a committee of members and a board of directors), but not in this sentence.
I have a collective identity because I have a bunch of friends at school.
Sentence A contains a collective noun. The phrase "a large litter of puppies" uses "litter" as a collective noun to refer to a group of puppies born at the same time. Sentence B does not contain any collective nouns.
The company care givers were using collective bargainingto help satisfy the workers.