Is herd an abstract or a collective noun?

Answer 1

The collective noun 'herd' is used for:

• a herd of antelopes
• a herd of bison
• a herd of boars
• a herd of bucks
• a herd of buffalo
• a herd of camels
• a herd of caribou
• a herd of cattle
• a herd of chamois
• a herd of chinchillas
• a herd of cows
• a herd of cranes
• a herd of curlews
• a herd of deer
• a herd of dinosaurs
• a herd of dolphins
• a herd of donkeys
• a herd of eland
• a herd of elephants
• a herd of elk
• a herd of giraffes
• a herd of gnus
• a herd of goats
• a herd of hares
• a herd of harlots
• a herd of hartebeest
• a herd of harts (red deer)
• a herd of hippopotamuses (hippos)
• a herd of horses
• a herd of ibex
• a herd of llamas
• a herd of moose
• a herd of otologists
• a herd of rabbits
• a herd of rhinoceroses (rhinos)
• a herd of pigs (in a yard or in the field)
• a herd of porpoises
• a herd of reindeer
• a herd of seahorses
• a herd of seals
• a herd of sheep
• a herd of swans
• a herd of swine
• a herd of tourists
• a herd of walruses
• a herd of whales
• a herd of wildebeest
• a herd of wrens
• a herd of yaks
• a herd of zebra

Answer 2

The word 'herd' is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a group of animals. The word 'herd' is also a collective noun, for example: a herd of antelope, a herd of buffalo, a herd of a herd of elephants, etc.

Answer 3

Collective nouns for herds of large animals are:

• a herd of antelopes
• a herd of bison
• a herd of boars
• a herd of bucks
• a herd of buffalo
• a herd of camels
• a herd of caribou
• a herd of cattle
• a herd of chamois
• a herd of cows
• a herd of deer
• a herd of dinosaurs
• a herd of dolphins
• a herd of donkeys
• a herd of eland
• a herd of elephants
• a herd of elk
• a herd of giraffes
• a herd of gnus
• a herd of goats
• a herd of hartebeest
• a herd of harts (red deer)
• a herd of hippopotamuses (hippos)
• a herd of horses
• a herd of ibex
• a herd of llamas
• a herd of moose
• a herd of rhinoceroses (rhinos)
• a herd of pigs (in a yard or in the field)
• a herd of porpoises
• a herd of reindeer
• a herd of seals
• a herd of swine
• a herd of walruses
• a herd of whales
• a herd of wildebeest
• a herd of yaks
• a herd of zebra

Answer 4

The noun 'herd' is a common noun, a general word for a large group of animals.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

The noun 'herd' is a standard collective noun for a group of animals, for example:

• a herd of cattle
• a herd of deer
• a herd of dinosaurs
• a herd of elephants

Answer 5

The noun 'herd' is a standard collective noun for:

• antelope
• bison
• buffalo
• caribou
• cattle
• curlews
• deer
• donkeys
• elephants
• elk
• geese
• goats
• horses (wild)
• impalas
• kangaroos
• moose
• porpoises
• rabbits
• reindeer
• seals
• springbok
• swans
• walruses
• whales
• wrens
• zebras

Answer 6

The abstract noun form for the concrete noun 'herd' is the gerund, herding.

Answer 7

collective Noun