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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 is collective nouns of arrows?
The word 'set' denotes a collection of objects, which is a collective noun. The usual collective noun for arrows is a 'quiver of arrows'.
Sweetmeats are a sweet delicacy, coked with sugar, honey, and other things of the like.
What id the collective noun of lepers?
The is no collective noun for lepers. They are called patients and a doctor who specializes in treating Hansen's Disease might refer to them as his/her practice. Because lepers are people, any collective noun for people can be used, such a group, crowd, family, etc.
A wasps doesn't have a nose. It breathes through openings called spiracles in the sides of its thorax and abdomen. Its sense organs for smell are on its antennae.
What is the purpose of collective responsibility?
The two aspects of collective responsibility may include actions as well as intentions. This is a doctrine where several people are held responsible collectively for other peopleÕs actions.
What is a collective noun for the word pearls?
The choice of plurals are "pearls of storm", "pearl of storms", or "pearls of storms". The choice depends on the context in which you use the term.
What is the collective noun for files?
There is no standard collective noun for the noun 'files', in which case any noun that suits the context of the situation can be used, such as a pack of files, a stack of files, a drawer of files, etc.
Is sheep a concrete or collective noun?
The noun 'sheep' is a concrete noun, a word for a type of animal, a word for a physical thing.
A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way.
The collective nouns for sheep are:
- a flock of sheep
- a band of sheep
- a mob of sheep
- a drift of sheep
- a down of sheep
- a drove of sheep
- a fold of sheep
- a trip of sheep
- a hurtle of sheep
- a herd of sheep
Is water is a collective noun?
No, the noun water is a common, uncountable noun, a word for a substance.
A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way; for example:
- a glass of water (the noun 'glass' is the collective noun)
- a bucket of water (the noun 'bucket' is the collective noun)
- a barrel of water (the noun 'barrel' is the collective noun)
What is the collective noun for the group of stars which form a pattern?
The collective nouns for stars are a constellation of stars or galaxy of stars.
The collective noun for planets is a quincunx of planets.
Is bees nest a collective noun?
No, the word 'honeybees' is simply the plural form of the noun honeybee.
A collective noun is a word used to group nouns that share a commonality; for example:
The collective nouns for bees are a hive of bees, a swarm of bees, a cluster of bees.
What is the collective noun for luggage?
The is no abstract noun form for the concrete noun luggage.
The synonym (noun) baggage has an abstract context as a word for emotions or thoughts that stem from painful or unpleasant past experiences that affect present behavior.
Spaghetti is not a collective noun. The noun 'spaghetti' is a word for a specific type of pasta.
If you pull out one strand of spaghetti, you will have one strand of spaghetti.
What is collective nouns bale used for?
The collective noun for chairs is a set of chairs.
The noun bale is a collective noun for a bale of cotton or a bale of hay.
What does the collective noun building describe?
The word 'building' is not a collective noun. The word 'building' is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a structure, a word for a thing.
A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example a crew of workers, a pride of lions, a bouquet of flowers, etc.
What is a collective proper noun?
Proper nouns are not used as collective nouns. Collective nouns are common nouns. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.
Examples:
abandonment of orphans
absence of waiters
army of ants
army of frogs
ascension of larks
bag of tricks
bale of turtles
band of angels
band of coyotes
band of gorillas
band of muscians
band of pirates
bank of elevators
barrel of monkeys
barren of mules
bask of alligators
bed of oysters
bench of magistrates
bevy of beauties
bevy of quails
blessing of unicorns
block of flats
board of directors
body of pathologists
bouquet of flowers
brace of ducks
brace of pheasants
brood of hens
bunch of grapes
bushel of corn
bushel of crabs
caravan of camels
chain of mountains
charm of finches
charm of hummingbirds
chest of drawers
class of students
cloud of grasshoppers
cluster of stars
clutch of eggs
collection of stamps
colony of ants
colony of beavers
colony of penguins
company of actors
company of owls
congregation of crocodiles
congress of baboons
convocation of eagles
coven of witches
covey of quail
crew of sailors
den of thieves
fleet of cars
fleet of ships
flight of cormorants
flock of birds
flock of sheep
flock of tourists
gaggle of geese
gang of hoodlums
group of onlookers
herd of buffalo
host of sparrows
kindle of kittens
knot of toads
litter of puppies
mob of kangaroos
murder of crows
murmuration of starlings
nest of snakes
network of computers
pack of wolves
pack of cards
pack of cigarettes
pack of gum
pack of lies
pack of wolves
panel of experts
pod of porpoises
pod of whales
posse of lawmen
pride of peacocks
pride of lions
school of fish
sedge of cranes
shoal of minnows
stable of horses
string of ponies
swarm of bees
swarm of eels
swarm of flies
team of mules
team of oxen
team of players
troop of scouts
troop of soldiers
troupe of acrobats
troupe of minstrels
warren of rabbits
How do you use a proper noun and collective noun in a sentence?
Example of collective nouns as the subject of a sentence or a clause:
A team of players was using the field for practice.
The Florida Keys, a chain of islands strung out in the Gulf of Mexico, is my retirement destination.
A bunch of bananas sat on the top of a bowl of fruit.
What is the correct collective noun for alligators?
The pronoun that takes the place of the singular noun 'alligator' is it.
Example: We saw an alligator at the edge of the river before it slipped into the water.
Is crowd a common noun or a collective noun?
The word 'crowd' is a common noun that can be used as a collective noun.
Examples:
common noun: A crowd had gathered around the bulletin board.
collective noun: Some officers dispersed the crowd of gawkers.
The word 'crowd' is also a verb: crowd, crowds, crowding, crowded.
What are the players in rugby?
The collective nouns for players are:
- a huddle of players
- a retinue of players
- a cast of players
- a company of players
- a team of players
Do collective nouns take plural pronoun?
Collective nouns do not have an antecedent. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way.
A collective noun can be singular or plural; for example:
- A herd of elephants frequents this water hole.
- Many herds of animals frequent this water hole.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces.
An antecedent can be singular or plural. The noun that takes its place must agree in number (singular or plural) with the antecedent; for example:
- An antelope stood by the water. It raised its head to listen.
- Some antelopes stood by the water. Theyraised their heads to listen.
What collective nouns are used for mice?
Obviously, rats have been a nuisance for many centuries, so many collective nouns have 'collected' for rats:
- a colony of rats
- a nest of rats
- a horde of rats
- a mischief of rats
- a pack of rats
- a plague of rats
- a swarm of rats
- a rabble of rats
