Want this question answered?
In the phrase, "a group of spectators", the noun "group" is functioning as a collective noun. The standard collective noun is "an audience of spectators"; however, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun.
The collective noun is an audience of spectators.
There is no specific collective noun for sports, however, any appropriate noun that suits the situation will do. Some examples are a field of sports, an arena of sports, a venue of sports, etc.
The collective noun is a drift of icebergs.
No, the noun 'kin' is not a collective noun.
The collective nouns are:a crowd of spectatorsan audience of spectators.
The collective noun is: a mob of unruly people.
No. It's just the plural form of a singular noun. If you said 'a group of spectators' the word group would be a collective noun.
The collective noun is an audience of spectators.
In the phrase, "a group of spectators", the noun "group" is functioning as a collective noun. The standard collective noun is "an audience of spectators"; however, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun.
The standard collective noun for a group of unruly people is a mob of people.
An assembly of listeners or an assembly of spectators is use of the collective noun, assembly.
The noun 'audience' is a standard collective noun for:audience of listenersaudience of spectators
The collective noun is an audience of spectators.
The collective noun for listeners is an audience of listeners.
There is no specific collective noun for sports, however, any appropriate noun that suits the situation will do. Some examples are a field of sports, an arena of sports, a venue of sports, etc.
No. It's just the plural form of a singular noun. If you said 'a group of spectators' the word group would be a collective noun.