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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 computer a concrete noun abstract noun or collective noun?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 is the collective noun for pineapples?
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?
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?
The standard collective nouns for a group of rhinos are:
- a crash of rhinos
- a stubbornness of rhinos
What is the Collective noun for a group of thoroughbred horses?
There is no specific collective noun for foals. A foal is a newborn horse, that sticks with it's mother for the most part. Foals would not normally be in a group. A foal would be considered a part of a herd of horses or a stable of horses.
Laughing boy this is verb noun?
In the term, "laughing boy", the word "laughing" is an adjective describing the noun"boy".
What do you call a crowd of people in motion?
There are no specific collective noun for 'people in motion', unless you mean something like a crew of workers or a field of runners.
What is the collective noun for a group of Alpacas?
Some collective nouns for alpacas are an inflation of alpacas, others are a flock or a herd of alpacas.
What is the collective noun for fur feather and hair?
The standard collective nouns for feathers are:
- a clump of feathers
- a tickle of feathers
What is the collective noun for the flowers placed on the table for decoration?
The collective noun is a bouquet of flowers.
What is the collective noun for jacaranda trees?
The collective noun for cherry trees is a stand of cherry trees (for a few trees) or and orchard of cherry trees(for many trees).
it has something to do with being a messenger, and also portrays wealth and respect, hovering above the sky yet staying connected to the ground, im interested in getting one as well, my name also represents a messenger, and i thought it would be cool
Can you use the collective noun a spot of leopard?
A spot of leopards would work. Collective nouns are not set in concrete; any noun suitable for the context can be used as a collective noun. A noun is not inherently a collective noun; a noun is determined to be a collective noun by its use in grouping people or things.
The standard collective nouns for leopards are a leap of leopards (also spelled 'leep' or 'lepe') and a keep of leopards.
What is a collective noun for a group of wolf cubs?
The collective noun is a pack of wolves or a litter of cubs.
