How do you use a proper noun and collective noun in a sentence?

Answer 1

Example of collective nouns as the subject of a sentence or a clause:

A team of players was using the field for practice.

The Florida Keys, a chain of islands strung out in the Gulf of Mexico, is my retirement destination.

A bunch of bananas sat on the top of a bowl of fruit.

Answer 2

Depends on your definition of 'collective noun.' If you mean a plural noun, the most common way is to ad an S to the end. A true collective noun, however, is unique to each situation and you just have to look it up.

You don't turn a noun into a collective noun.

A collective noun is a word for a group of something for example herd is a collective noun. We say a herd of cows, a herd of buffalo.

Another example is flock. We say a flock of birdsa flock of sheep.

Others: a band of men, an assembly of toys, a bouquet of flowers, a bunch of grapes

Answer 3

A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing. Example sentence for common nouns:

• The ranger told us that the park is a preserve for animals.

A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole. Example sentence for collective nouns:

• The crowd of spectators was excited when the pod of dolphins was sighted.

Answer 4

A collective noun forms a noun phrase, for example, a bouquet of flowers.

A noun phrase functions in a sentence as a noun; as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.

Examples:

A crowd of onlookers made it difficult for the emergency workers. (subject of the sentence)

The footprints that a herd of elephants left led right to the water hole. (subject of the relative clause)

I bought a bushel of corn at the farmers' market. (direct object of the verb 'bought')

Bonus checks were issued to our entire staff of employees. (object of the preposition 'to')

Answer 5

A noun (common, or proper) functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the objectof a verb or a preposition.

A collective noun forms a noun clause which is a group of words based on a noun that functions in a sentence as a noun.

Example sentences:

• Jack rides his bicycle to school. (the proper noun 'Jack' is the subject of the sentence)
• A wedge of geese flew overhead. (the noun phrase 'wedge of geese' is the subject of the sentence, the collective noun is 'wedge')
• The repair that the crew of men are making will be completed tomorrow. (the noun phrase 'crew of men' is the subject of the relative clause, the collective noun is 'crew')
• He likes a Pepsi with his lunch. (the proper noun 'Pepsi' is the direct object of the verb 'likes')
• The staff is preparing for the next flock of tourists. (the noun phrase 'flock of tourists' is the object of the preposition 'for', the collective noun is 'flock')
• These are the photos that we took in Paris. (the proper noun 'Paris' is the object of the preposition 'in')