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Collective Nouns
A collective noun is the word used to label a group of nouns as a whole. For instance, a group of fish is collectively called a school.
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Is there is a collective noun meaning a group of kids?
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The standard collective noun is an ingratitude of children.
Others are a chaos of children, a scourge of children, a joy of children.
What is the collective noun for lectures?
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There is no standard collective noun for the noun lectures, in which case a noun suitable for the situation is used; for example, a series of lectures, a program of lectures, a yawn of lectures, etc.
What are collective wants?
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Collective wants refer to desires of community to have certain goods and services. eg. having acivic hall, park etc.
What is the collective noun for currency notes?
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A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. Collective nouns are not used for one thing.
The collective noun for banknotes is a wad of banknotes.
What is the collective noun for hats?
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There is no collective noun for a single person or thing. A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way.
There is no standard collective noun for wigs, however a noun suitable for the situation can be used. Example suggestions are:
- a collection of wigs
- a wardrobe of wigs
- a mop of wigs
- a frizz of wigs
- a wisp of wigs
- a dusting of wigs (powdered)
What is the collective noun for bangle?
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There is no standard collective noun for a group of bangles. However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun; for example, a pair of bangles, a row of bangles, a jingle of bangles, etc.
What is a collective noun for a group of soldiers starting with an R?
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The collective noun starting with 're' is a regiment of soldiers.
Collective nouns should be treated as singular nouns?
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No, a collective noun should be singular if it refers to one group, it should be plural if it refers to two or more groups.
Example:
A new family moved into the house next door. (singular)
The families on our street put together a block party. (plural)
The polls show that our audience of listeners is growing. (singular)
All of the groups audiences are standing room only. (plural)
What is the collective noun for marines?
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The collective noun is a muscle of marines.
What is the collective noun for buffaloes or elephants?
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Collective nouns for buffaloes are a herd of buffaloes, a gang of buffaloes, or a obstinacy of buffaloes.
Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a parade of elephants, or a memory of elephants.
When members of the team suspend their assumptions and take up a think together mode that embraces the collective good eschews self interest it is a phenomenon called?
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Is computer a concrete noun abstract noun or collective noun?
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The noun 'computer' is a concrete noun, a word for an electronic device for storing and processing data; a word for a physical thing.
Stud is a collective noun for?
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No, stud can't be a collective noun, a collective noun is a word for a type of group. The noun stud is a word for specific things such as upright supports in construction, nails or nail heads, a type of earring, etc. Collective nouns might be a row of studs or a pair of earrings.
What is the Collective noun for registered nurses?
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There is no standard collective noun for a group of nurses, in which case any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun; for example, a group of nurses, an army of nurses, a team of nurses, etc.
Is cash and money a collective noun?
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No, the nouns cash and money are not collective nouns.
Both the noun cash and the noun money are uncountable nouns that are words for currency, a means of exchange for goods or services.
A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way; for example, a pile of cash or a cache of money.
What is a collective noun for shop houses?
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There is no standard collective noun for the noun 'shop houses'. However, a collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun; for example, a row of shop houses, a block of shop houses, a street of shop houses, etc.
Which word in a sentence is a collective noun?
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The compound noun 'collective noun' is a word for a noun used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way.
Some examples of collective nouns are:
- a crew of workers (the noun 'crew' is the collective noun)
- a team of oxen
- a bouquet of flowers
What is the collective noun for a film show?
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There is no collective noun for a film show. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way. A singular noun (film show) can't be grouped.
IS bevy is a collective noun of pupils?
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The noun 'bevy' is used as a collective noun for:
- a bevy of beauties
- a bevy of deer
- a bevy of doves
- a bevy of dowagers
- a bevy of girls
- a bevy of judges
- a bevy of ladies
- a bevy of larks
- a bevy of otters
- a bevy of partridges
- a bevy of quail
- a bevy of swans
- a bevy of turtles
What are some collective nouns starting with o?
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Examples of collective nouns that start with O are:
- an obscurity of poets
- an obesiance of servants
- an observance of hermits
- an obstinacy of buffalo
- an optimism of youths
- an orchestra of crickets
- an orchestra of musicians
- an order of waiters
- an ostentation of peacocks
What is the collective noun for pineapples?
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There is no specific collective noun for pineapples, in which case a general collective noun that is suitable for the situation is used. Some examples are a field of pineapples, a truckload of pineapples, a crate of pineapples, etc.
What is the collective noun for terrier?
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There is no standard collective noun for a group of shih-tzu. A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun; for example, a litter of shih-tzu, a pair of shih-tzu, a family of shih-tzu, etc.
What is the collective term for a group of rhino rhinos rhinoceroses rhinoceros or rhinoceri?
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The standard collective nouns for a group of rhinos are:
- a crash of rhinos
- a stubbornness of rhinos
Is property a noun are a collective noun?
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The noun 'property' is an abstract noun as a word for something intangible of value such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.; a word for an attribute, a quality, or characteristic of something.
The noun 'property' is a concrete noun as a word for physical possessions or real estate.
The noun 'property' is not a collective noun. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way.
