A collection of elephants, or group, is called a herd or parade.
Collective nouns for buffaloes are a herd of buffaloes, a gang of buffaloes, or a obstinacy of buffaloes. Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a parade of elephants, or a memory of elephants.
The noun 'family' is a suitable collective noun for elephants since elephants usually travel in family groups. The standard collective nous for elephants are: a herd of elephants a memory of elephants a parade of elephants a flock of elephants
The collective nouns for (six) elephants in a jungle are:a herd of elephantsa memory of elephantsa parade of elephantsa crash of elephants
No, the noun elephants is a common, concrete noun, the plural form of the noun elephant; a word for a type of animal; a word for a thing.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a memory of elephants, a parade of elephants.
The normal collective nouns for elephants are herd, memory or parade, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary, troop is defined as "a group of people or animals of a particular kind" so therefore it would not be incorrect to refer to a group of elephants as a troop.
No, the noun elephant is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a type of animal.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a memory of elephants, a parade of elephants.
The verb for a singular collective noun is a verb for the singular.The verb for a plural collective noun is 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)The reason that a singular verb is used for a singular collective noun is that the collective noun (herd) is the subject of the sentence; the noun 'elephants' is the object of the preposition 'of'. The term 'herd of elephants' is a noun phrase. The simple subject of the sentence is 'herd'; the complete subject is 'herd of elephants' (one herd).
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)
The standard collective nous for elephants are:a herd of elephantsa memory of elephantsa parade of elephantsa flock of elephantsHowever, any noun suitable for the situation can be used, such as a band of elephants.
Collective nouns for buffaloes are a herd of buffaloes, a gang of buffaloes, or a obstinacy of buffaloes. Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a parade of elephants, or a memory of elephants.
Yes, the noun 'parade' is a collective noun for a parade of elephants or a parade of penguins.
Pachyderm would be a nickname for an African elephant.