Example sentence: A number of students have already handed in their essays.
No, the noun 'word' is not a collective noun.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example, a crowd of people, a flock of birds, a bouquet of flowers, etc.
No, mango is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a type of fruit; a word for a thing.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way.There is no standard collective noun for mangoes but any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun; for example, a box or basket -- a box of mangoes, a basket of mangoes.For mango trees you could use grove -- a grove of mango trees
A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun. In the noun phrase 'a chest of cutlery', the noun 'chest' is functioning as a collective noun. The standard collective noun is 'a set of cutlery'.
A spot of leopards would work. Collective nouns are not set in concrete; any noun suitable for the context can be used as a collective noun. A noun is not inherently a collective noun; a noun is determined to be a collective noun by its use in grouping people or things. The standard collective nouns for leopards are a leap of leopards (also spelled 'leep' or 'lepe') and a keep of leopards.
An alternate collective noun for 'dust' is a layer of dust.
Yes, the word 'loaves' is a collective noun for loaves of bread.
The word school is used as a collective noun for a school of fish or a school of thought.
There is no specific collective noun for panels. Use a situation appropriate collective such as a stack of panels, a set of panels, or a truckload of panels. The word panel is itself a collective noun for a panel of judges or a panel of experts.
No, the noun 'word' is not a collective noun.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example, a crowd of people, a flock of birds, a bouquet of flowers, etc.
Since the compound noun 'flying saucers' has no collective noun of its own, you can borrow the collective noun for planes: a fleet of flying saucers. You could borrow the collective noun for dishes (saucers): a set of flying saucers. Or, you can use a word of your own choosing. When a noun becomes commonly used as a collective noun for something, that noun becomes 'the' collective noun for that noun.
The noun 'pool' is not specifically a collective noun but it is a word that will lend itself quite well to use as a collective noun in a suitable situation, for example a pool of bathers, a pool of fish, a pool of workers, etc.
The noun 'population' is a singular, common noun; a word for all the inhabitants of a particular place; a community of animals or plants of a particular type in a particular place. The noun 'population' is not a collective noun for any specific group of people or things, however, it is a word that lends itself to use as a collective noun in an appropriate situation.
The noun 'population' is a singular, common noun; a word for all the inhabitants of a particular place; a community of animals or plants of a particular type in a particular place. The noun 'population' is not a collective noun for any specific group of people or things, however, it is a word that lends itself to use as a collective noun in an appropriate situation.
There is no specific collective noun for wardrobe (the clothing), a wardrobe is an all inclusive group of clothing. The occurrence of having a number of wardrobes isn't sufficient for a collective noun to come into use. There is no specific collective noun for wardrobe (the piece of furniture) but a collective noun suitable for the circumstances can be used; for example, a sale of wardrobes, a warehouse of wardrobes, a shipment of wardrobes, etc. Although there isn't a standardized use, the word wardrobe can be used as a collective noun; for example, a wardrobe of shoes, a wardrobe of designer clothes, a wardrobe of evening wear, a wardrobe of tennis togs, etc.
My best guess is 'choppers'.
A "school of fish" is an example of a collective noun.
No, the noun 'woman' is not a collective noun.The noun 'woman' is a word for a person, one person.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive or imaginative way; for example, a group of women or a crowd of women.