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No, a shop name is not a collective noun. A shop name is a proper noun, the name of a specific thing.
A collective noun is a noun used to group people or thing in a descriptive way; for example a chain of McDonald's.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoNames are not used as collective nouns. Collective nouns are common nouns. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.
Examples:
- abandonment of orphans
- absence of waiters
- army of ants
- army of frogs
- ascension of larks
- bag of tricks
- bale of turtles
- band of angels
- band of coyotes
- band of gorillas
- band of muscians
- band of pirates
- bank of elevators
- barrel of monkeys
- barren of mules
- bask of alligators
- bed of oysters
- bench of magistrates
- bevy of beauties
- bevy of quails
- blessing of unicorns
- block of flats
- board of directors
- body of pathologists
- bouquet of flowers
- brace of ducks
- brace of pheasants
- brood of hens
- bunch of grapes
- bushel of corn
- bushel of crabs
- caravan of camels
- chain of mountains
- charm of finches
- charm of hummingbirds
- chest of drawers
- class of students
- cloud of grasshoppers
- cluster of stars
- clutch of eggs
- collection of stamps
- colony of ants
- colony of beavers
- colony of penguins
- company of actors
- company of owls
- congregation of crocodiles
- congress of baboons
- convocation of eagles
- coven of witches
- covey of quail
- crew of sailors
- den of thieves
- fleet of cars
- fleet of ships
- flight of cormorants
- flock of birds
- flock of sheep
- flock of tourists
- gaggle of geese
- gang of hoodlums
- group of onlookers
- herd of buffalo
- host of sparrows
- kindle of kittens
- knot of toads
- litter of puppies
- mob of kangaroos
- murder of crows
- murmuration of starlings
- nest of snakes
- network of computers
- pack of wolves
- pack of cards
- pack of cigarettes
- pack of gum
- pack of lies
- pack of wolves
- panel of experts
- pod of porpoises
- pod of whales
- posse of lawmen
- pride of peacocks
- pride of lions
- school of fish
- sedge of cranes
- shoal of minnows
- stable of horses
- string of ponies
- swarm of bees
- swarm of eels
- swarm of flies
- team of mules
- team of oxen
- team of players
- troop of scouts
- troop of soldiers
- troupe of acrobats
- troupe of minstrels
- warren of rabbits
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What is the collective word for drama thriller comedy romance and horror?
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What is a flower shop called?
florist store.
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Is a name a collective noun?
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What is the collective noun for sweets in a jar?
In your example, jar of sweets, is the collective noun; other collective nouns are a box of sweets, a tin of sweets, or a shop of sweets.
A flock of blacksmith collective nouns?
No, the noun 'flock' is a standard collective noun for birds or animals (a flock of seagulls, a flock of sheep).There is no standard collective noun for 'blacksmiths'. Collective nouns are an informal part of language; any noun that suits the context of a situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a shop of blacksmiths, a union of blacksmiths, or a flock of blacksmiths.
What is the collective noun for spectacles?
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What is the collective noun for shop?
There is no specific collective noun for the noun shop, in which case use a noun suitable for the context; for example a row of shops, a chain of shops, a neighborhood of shops, etc.
What do shop keepers do?
They sell you things.
Should shop keepers be able to have a gun under the counter?
Why not? It IS their shop.
Why was tea sold to shop keepers and not merchants?
Merchants are more like dealers (importers) of tea. Shop keepers bought the tea from the merchants, and sold the tea on to the public.
How does the property of transparency help the shop keepers?
People can see into the shop maybe
Where store keepers boys or girls?
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What did shop keepers on the gold fields eat?
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