A family of beavers built a lodge in our pond.
A collective noun functions in a sentence as any noun; as the subject of a sentence or a clause or the object of a verb or a preposition. Examples:subject: A family of otters has settled under our house.object: Drew Barrymore is the current generation of a family of actors.
The sentence contains no collective nouns. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a characteristic inherent in a noun. The noun committee and the noun board are often used as collective nouns (a committee of members and a board of directors), but not in this sentence.
No, the noun 'kin' is not a collective noun.
Family is a collective noun , referring to a basic family unit of parents and children
No, the noun 'heavens' is not a collective noun.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive or fanciful way; for example, a crowd of people, a herd of cattle, a bouquet of flowers, etc.
There are no collective nouns in the sentence. The noun 'family' can be used as a collective noun (a family of artists or a family of gophers), but in this sentence it is not.
The word 'family' is often used as a collective noun, however, in this sentence is is not. The noun family is a collective noun for a family of otters, a family of sardines, a family of beavers, a family of friends, or a family of any other type.
A collective noun functions in a sentence as any noun; as the subject of a sentence or a clause or the object of a verb or a preposition. Examples:subject: A family of otters has settled under our house.object: Drew Barrymore is the current generation of a family of actors.
There is no collective noun in the example sentence. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a characteristic inherent in a noun; for example:On Sundays, a family of writers eats in the dining room.
There are two functioning definitions for a collective noun:1. A noun for a group of people or things.2. A noun used to group people or things.Using definition 1, the collective noun is 'family'.Using definition 2, there is no collective noun in the example sentence.In order to qualify under definition 2, the collective noun must 'group' a plural noun for people or things. Examples:On Sundays, a family of artists eats in the dining room.On Sundays, a family of badgers eats in the dining room.
A colony of ants was diligently working together to gather food for their queen.
Yes, family is used as a collective noun, for example a family of five, a family of actors, a family of gophers, etc.
The sentence contains no collective nouns. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a characteristic inherent in a noun. The noun committee and the noun board are often used as collective nouns (a committee of members and a board of directors), but not in this sentence.
No, the noun 'kin' is not a collective noun.
Family is a collective noun , referring to a basic family unit of parents and children
There is no collective noun using the noun 'Custer'.
There are no nouns used as collective nouns in the sentence. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a characteristic inherent in a noun The noun 'class' can be a collective noun for 'a class of students', but in this sentence, it is not functioning as a collective noun.