As collective nouns, army and navyare used in the singular form and verbs are conjugated in the third person singular, e.g. The navy is sending warships to the gulf; The army is fighting on two fronts.
The verb 'is' is used for singular collective nouns. Example:This bouquet of flowers isfor my mother.The verb 'are' is used for plural collective nouns. Example: These bouquets of flowers are all for the leading lady.
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Sardine is the singular form; sardines is the plural form.
No, the word 'farm' is not a collective noun, farm is a singular, common noun. A collective noun is a word to group nouns for people or things, such as a crowd of people or a herd of cattle. Some collective nouns for farms are a cooperative of farms or even a collective of farms.
Neither is a collective noun; relatives is the plural form for the singular relative; representatives is the plural form for the singular representative. A collective noun for relatives is a gathering of relatives. A collective noun for representatives is a committee of representatives.
The verb 'is' is used for singular collective nouns. Example:This bouquet of flowers isfor my mother.The verb 'are' is used for plural collective nouns. Example: These bouquets of flowers are all for the leading lady.
room state
Collective nouns can be singular or plural. For example:A crew of workers were sent to clean up the storm damage.Several crews of workers were needed to clean up the storm damage.
No, newspaper is a common, singular noun. Examples of collective nouns for newspaper are pile or stack of newspapers.
Sardine is the singular form; sardines is the plural form.
No, visitors is not a collective noun. The noun visitors is the plural form for the singular form visitor. A collective noun is a word used to group other nouns. Some collective nouns for visitors are a flock of visitors or a stream of visitors.
Absract, Compound, Collective, Proper, Singular, Plural, Concrete, Possesive
No, the word 'farm' is not a collective noun, farm is a singular, common noun. A collective noun is a word to group nouns for people or things, such as a crowd of people or a herd of cattle. Some collective nouns for farms are a cooperative of farms or even a collective of farms.
Neither is a collective noun; relatives is the plural form for the singular relative; representatives is the plural form for the singular representative. A collective noun for relatives is a gathering of relatives. A collective noun for representatives is a committee of representatives.
The types of nouns are: Singular or plural nouns Common or proper nouns Concrete or abstract nouns Possessive nouns Collective nouns Compound nouns
The collective noun is 'flights of stairs'. The word library is used as a collective noun for a library of books, but in this sentence it's just a singular common noun, object of the verb 'to reach'. This question is incorrect because "What is" is singular & "nouns" is plural.
Collective Nouns