Flock is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.
Yes, the noun 'flock' is a common noun; a general word for a group of sheep, birds, or followers; a word for any flock of any kind.
The word 'flock' is also a verb: flock, flocks, flocking, flocked.
It is both a collective noun (flock, flocks) and a verb (flock, flocks, flocking, flocked).
Examples:
noun: I tended my flock.
verb: The starlings flock in the spring.
A flock of flamingos is a correct use of the collective noun. Other collective nouns for flamingos are a flamboyance, a colony, or a stand of flamingos.
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Yes, it is a common noun
Flock is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.
No, flock is a noun, a common, singular, collective noun.
The noun 'flock' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a group of sheep, birds, or followers.The noun 'flock' is also used as a collective noun, for example, a flock of pigeons.The word 'flock' is also a verb: flock, flocks, flocking, flocked.
Flock is a collective noun and a common noun too as per the use of the word. For instance, if we say "flock is coming" this is not specified that which flock what is the substitute of this word but we can get the substitute of the word reading the lines prior to it. If we write a flock of sheep it mens it is a common noun. By Md. Asif Rahman BBA(MIS) University of Dhaka
Yes, the noun 'flock' is a standard collective noun for:a flock of birds (any kind)a flock of camelsa flock of dolphinsa flock of ducksa flock of geesea flock of goatsa flock of kangaroosa flock of licea flock of lionsa flock of pigeonsa flock of pigsa flock of seagullsa flock of sheepa flock of tourists
The noun 'flock' is a standard collective noun for:a flock of birds (any kind)a flock of camelsa flock of dolphinsa flock of ducksa flock of geesea flock of goatsa flock of kangaroosa flock of licea flock of lionsa flock of pigeonsa flock of pigsa flock of seagullsa flock of sheepa flock of tourists
No, the collective noun for soldiers are:an army of soldiersa brigade of soldiersa company of soldiersa division of soldiersa muster of soldiersa platoon of soldiersa troop of soldiersThe collective noun 'flock' is used for: a flock of birdsa flock of bustardsa flock of camelsa flock of ducksa flock of geesea flock of goatsa flock of sheepa flock of swifts
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.
no, it is a collective noun
The collective noun is a flock of birds.
flock. A flock of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them. Flock can take the singular or plural form of the verb.
Gaggle is a verb and a noun.The verb gaggle is to make a noise characteristic of a goose; to cackle.The noun gaggle is a word for a flock of geese when not in flight; a disorderly or noisy group of people.