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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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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.
What is the collective noun for a group of hedgehogs?
The collective nouns are an array of hedgehogs, a prickle of hedgehogs.
However, in the wild there would never be such a thing as they are solitary animals.
What is the collective noun for workers employed in the factory?
Examples of collective nouns for groups of people who work are:
- a babble of barbers
- a bench of judges
- a board of directors
- a brace of dentists
- a cast of actors
- a crew of sailors
- a diligence of messengers
- an eloquence of lawyers
- a faith of merchants
- a goring of butchers
- a hastiness of cooks
- a house of senators
- an illusion of painters
- a melody of harpists
- an orchestra of musicians
- a panel of experts
- a posse of police
- a pound of carpenters
- a prudence of vicars
- a sneer of butlers
- a staff of employees
- a tabernacle of bakers
- a troop of soldiers
- a troupe of performers
- an unction of undertakers
What is the collective nouns for sticks and flag?
The collective nouns are:
- a bundle of sticks
- a display of flags
The Amerindians are the people that live in the rainforest. They usually live in tribes.
What is the collective noun for salt and pepper?
A collective noun for peppers is a bushel of peppers.
What collective noun goes with a tribe of?
A tribe of monkeys
A tribe of baboons
A tribe of goats
A tribe of natives
A tribe of magpies
A tribe of nightingales
What is the collective noun of followers of a religious leader?
The collective noun for 'followers' is a trail of followers.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of babies, however, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits a situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a nursery of babies or a babbling of babies.
What is the collective noun for film?
There is no standard collective noun for photographic film, in which case, a noun suitable for the situation is used; for example, a case of photographic film, a cache of photographic film, a supply of photographic film, etc.
What is collective noun for applauded the dancer?
There is no abstract noun form for the verb to applaud.
The noun forms of the verb to applaud are applause and the gerund, applauding; both concrete nouns as words physical actiond that can be felt and heard.
Some synonyms for 'applause' that are abstract nouns are praise and appreciation.
Is video games a collective noun?
A group of computer games is a bit modern to have a well established collective noun all its own. Currently, general collective nouns are used, such as a box of computer games, a disc of computer games, a collection of computer games, a catalog of computer games, etc. However, don't let that stop you from being creative, for example a compulsion of computer games, a calliope of computer games, a chaos of computer games.
What is the collective noun in the sentence On Sundays our family eats in the dining room?
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.
What are the collective nouns for musical instruments?
There is no standard collective noun for the noun for 'music notes', however any noun that suits the situation can be used, for example, a sheet of music notes, a string of music notes, a pattern of music notes, etc.
