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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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What are the rules of collective noun?
A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. A collective noun is an informal part of language. A collective noun can be a noun that describes a group effectively or a noun that describes a group in a fanciful way.
There are many collective nouns that have become standardized with use over time but it is not necessary to use a standardized collective noun, any noun that is suitable for a given situation can be used. The only rules that apply to collective nouns are the general rules of good grammar.
Is car a proper or collective noun?
No, there are a number of appropriate collective nouns for cars, depending on the context:
- a row of cars
- a line of cars
- a lot of cars
- a truckload of cars
- a fleet of cars
What is the collective noun for opinions?
There is no specific collective noun for opinions, in which case a collective noun that suits the situation is used, for example, a bundle of opinions, an onslaught of opinions, a barrage of opinions, etc.
What is a collective noun for executives?
The directors of a company are usually called a board of directors. The directors of a company are rarely all together as a group unless at a director's meeting in a room with a 'board', and obsolete term for 'table'.
What is the collective noun for ticking clocks?
There is no specific collective noun for clocks. However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun suitable for the situation can be used, such as 'a tickingof clocks'.
What is the collective noun for muster for animals?
The noun 'muster' is a standard collective noun for:
- a muster of crows
- a muster of peacocks
- a muster of soldiers
- a muster of storks
What is the collective noun for dust which starts with s?
There is no standard collective noun for 'dust' that starts with an 's'.
The standard collective nouns for dust are a layer of dust and a cloud of dust.
However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun; for example a smudge of dust or a streak of dust.
What do the players of basketball do?
Before... They mentally prepare themselves for the game, usually by listening to music or something like that.After... PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR!!!!!
What is the collective noun for flock?
The noun 'flock' is a standard collective noun for:
- a flock of birds (any kind)
- a flock of camels
- a flock of dolphins
- a flock of ducks
- a flock of geese
- a flock of goats
- a flock of kangaroos
- a flock of lice
- a flock of lions
- a flock of pigeons
- a flock of pigs
- a flock of seagulls
- a flock of sheep
- a flock of tourists
What is a collective noun for drinks?
There is no specific collective noun for soft drinks. The collective noun for drinks will work, a round of soft drinks.
What is the collective noun for a string of islands?
The collective nouns for islands are aconstellation, string, group, cluster, or a chain of islands.
The term "archipelago" refers to a group of islands in the one location, under a common name. A different term is "island chain" where a long group of islands projects into the sea, typically from a peninsula.
What is the collective noun for a large number of persons together?
The standard collective nouns for a large group are:
a crowd of people
a mob of people
There many other collective nouns specifically for groups of people of different types, for example:
a crew of sailors
a crew of pilots
a crowd of onlookers
a gang of hoodlums
an orchestra of musicians
a slate of candidates
a staff of employees
a team of players
a troop of boy scouts
a troupe of dancers
What is the name for a group of mallards?
Collective nouns for waterfowl when flying (including ducks, geese, coots, etc) are a skein, string, or team.
A group of waterfowl in the water can be called a bunch, paddling, or raft. A group of any waterfowl can be called a plump.
What is the collective noun of a group of normal horses?
It depends on the situation, really. It can be a Herd (wild), a Team (agricultural), a Troop (military), a Harras (hunting) or a Stable (racing). The most often used is a Herd.
What is the collective Noun for a library of music?
If it the pieces are intended to be played together it can be called many things. If they are completely separate pieces Opus and Suite are two names which can describe this. Otherwise they can be movements of one piece of music such as a Symphony.
What is the collective noun for the word gaggle?
Gaggle is a verb and a noun.
- The verb gaggle is to make a noise characteristic of a goose; to cackle.
- The noun gaggle is a word for a flock of geese when not in flight; a disorderly or noisy group of people.
Can you get the collective nouns?
The most common (if most used is also most useful) collective nouns are:
- a crowd of people
- a herd of animals
- a flock of birds
- a school of fish
- a bunch of things
What is the meaning of collective nouns more answers please?
A collective noun refers to a group of things (or frequently, people) rather than to a single thing (or person). A committee, a herd, a flock, a movement, a nation, all contain various amounts of members. They could all be described as a collection of individuals, who can be referred to collectively.
What is the collective noun for balloons?
If they are separated and floating in the air, like you used a bubble wand and blew a bunch of them, I like a "Flock of Bubbles."
If they are more clumped like in a bubble bath, or your sink, I like a "Raft of Bubbles."
What is the collective noun for collared doves?
- a dule of doves
- an exaltation of doves
- a bevy of doves
- a cote of doves
- a flight of doves
- a piteousness of doves
- a pair of doves.
What is the collective noun for newsreader?
There is no specific collective nouns for news photographers but there are collective nouns for photographers:
- a clique of photographers
- a flash of paparazzi
- a snap of photographers
What is a collective noun for people listening in a theatre?
The standard collective noun is: an audience of listeners
