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Collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. In the case of the plural noun 'chocolates' (a word for candies), the standard collective noun is 'a box of chocolates'.
Nouns that may be appropriate for the singular noun 'chocolate' are a cup of chocolate or a pot of chocolate. The noun 'chocolate' (a substance) is an uncountable (mass) noun and the nouns used for units of an uncountable noun (cup, pot) are actually called partitive nouns.
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Is ants a collective noun?
No. Ants is a plural noun, the plural of the singular noun ant. A collective noun is a word for a group of things and not simply a noun for the concept 'more than one'. For example, you may see a herd of cows, or a flock of geese. Herd and flock are collective nouns. A good collective noun for ants is colony.
What is the collective noun for people at a funeral?
Collective nouns for people at a funeral are a cortege of mourners or a pathos of mourners.
Is telephone a collective or concrete noun?
The noun 'telephone' is a concrete noun, a word for a physical device. A concrete noun is a word for something that can be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted of touched.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way. There is no standard collective noun for a group of telephones. However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a bank of telephones or a display of telephones.
What is the collective noun for plague?
There is no specific collective noun for plagues, there is seldom more than a single plague active at a time. A collective noun that might be applicable is a series of plagues. The noun 'plague' is a collective noun used to group things that are harmful and have become too common (a plague of violence, a plague of accidents); or things that have become too great in number, seemingly our to control (a plague of locusts, a plague of rats).
Is government a collective noun?
The noun government has been used as a collective noun for less than complimentary descriptions such as a government of fools or a government of scoundrels. It can also be used for more mundane things such as a government of ministers or a government of representatives.
What is a collective noun for congressmen?
There is no collective noun for congressmen, other than those that apply to people generally such as "group."
What kind of noun is not a collective noun?
A collective noun is used to refer to a group of people or things. The opposite of a collective noun is a countable noun. If I say there is a flock of birds, you really don't know how many I mean other than "more than 1". However, if I say there is a pair of geese on the lawn, you know there are two. "Flock" is collective, while "pair" is not.
What is the collective noun for chicks other than clutch?
Other collective nouns for 'chicks' are:a brood of chicksa chattering of chicksa peep of chicks
What is the collective noun for chicks other than brood?
Other collective nouns for 'chicks' are:a chattering of chicksa clutch of chicksa peep of chicks
Is peace a collective noun?
No, "Peace" is usually considered an "abstract" rather than a "collective" noun. Collective nouns group entities that are considered individual in some contexts as a single entity of some other contexts.
What is the collective noun of documents or paper not more than 100?
The collective noun for documents is an archive of documents. The collective noun for paper is a ream of paper. For paper less than 100 sheet, perhaps a pad of paper.
Is a forest of trees a collective noun?
Yes, the noun 'clump' is a standard collective noun for a small group of trees.Some other collective nouns for trees are:a stand of treesa grove of treesan orchard of treesa forest of treesa copse of trees
Is ants a collective noun?
No. Ants is a plural noun, the plural of the singular noun ant. A collective noun is a word for a group of things and not simply a noun for the concept 'more than one'. For example, you may see a herd of cows, or a flock of geese. Herd and flock are collective nouns. A good collective noun for ants is colony.
What is the collective noun for government?
There is no standard collective noun for a group of governments. However, since collective nouns are an informal part of language, any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a coalition of governments.The noun government has been used as a collective noun for less than complimentary descriptions such as a government of fools or a government of scoundrels.It can also be used for more mundane things such as a government of ministers or a government of representatives.
Is telephone a collective or concrete noun?
The noun 'telephone' is a concrete noun, a word for a physical device. A concrete noun is a word for something that can be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted of touched.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way. There is no standard collective noun for a group of telephones. However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a bank of telephones or a display of telephones.
What is the collective noun for people at a funeral?
Collective nouns for people at a funeral are a cortege of mourners or a pathos of mourners.
What is the difference between a collective and plural noun?
A plural noun represents more than one of something. For example, 'flowers' is plural for 'flower'. Common, proper, abstract and collective nouns can all have plural forms. A collective noun is a singular (not plural) noun that represents a 'group' of things. For example, 'herd' is a collective noun for animals such as sheep and cows. Collective nouns can have plural forms; for example, 'herds' is the plural form of 'herd'.
