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A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way. In the noun phrase 'a pile of grass', the noun pile is functioning as a collective noun.

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Since the noun 'grass' is a mass (uncountable) noun. The plural form 'grasses' is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of'. An example of a collective noun for 'grasses' would be variety of grasses.

The collective noun for 'bushes' (a count noun) is a clump of bushes.

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Since the noun 'grass' is a mass (uncountable) noun. The plural form 'grasses' is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of'. An example of a collective noun for 'grasses' would be variety of grasses.

The collective nouns for grass are:

  • a tuft of grass
  • a patch of grass
  • a field of grass
  • a meadow of grass
  • a bag of grass (clippings)
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There is no collective noun for lawn. You don't usually find lawns in groups.

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Example sentence: We found a patch of grass where we could sit and rest.

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Pile of grass

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Clump.

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