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A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way.
When there is one group, use a singular collective noun.
When there are two or more groups, use a plural collective noun.
Examples:
The farmer lead his herd of cattle to the barn. (singular)
Great herds of buffalo once roamed these plains. (plural)
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Is buffet a collective noun?
No, buffet is not a collective noun. The word buffet is a common, singular noun.
Is sky collective noun?
No, sky is not a collective noun; sky is a common, concrete, singular noun.
Is track a collective noun?
No, track is not a collective noun. The word track is a common, singular noun.
What type of noun is the word staff?
The noun staff is a singular, common, collective noun.
Is eagle a collective noun?
No. Eagle is singular. One collective noun for eagles is a convocation.
Is spacesuit a collective noun?
No, the word spacesuit is a singular, common, concrete, compound noun; but not a collective noun.
How is collective noun used with subject verb agreement?
When a collective noun is the subject of a sentence or a clause, a singular collective noun takes a verb for the singular; a plural collective noun takes a verb for the plural.Examples:A herd of elephants was at the river's edge. (singular)Herds of elephants were converging at the river's edge. (plural)
Is events a collective noun?
No, the plural noun events is not a collective noun, nor is the singular form, event.However the collective noun for events is a series of events.
Is audience a collective or a plural or is it single?
The noun audience is a singular, common noun. The noun audience is also a collective noun.
Is chaffinch a collective noun?
No, chaffinch is a singular common noun. A group of chaffinches has the delightful collective noun of charm.
Is door a collective noun?
No. The door is not a collective noun. Why? Collective Nouns name people, animals, or things that are considered as one group or a whole. A collective noun may be singular or plural in form. It is singular when the group is acting as a whole. A singular verb is used. When members of the group do things individually on their own, then the noun is plural in form. A plural verb is used. #CarryOnLearning:) #UwU
Is guest collective noun?
no,guset is a singular.
