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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Collective Nouns&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></h2>



<p>Collective nouns refer to a group of people, animals or things.&nbsp;</p>



<p>They appear to be singular but denote a group of people, animals or things.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>For example:</strong> team, herd, class, bunch&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Types of collective nouns:&nbsp;</strong></h3>



<p><a href="https://www.turito.com/learn/english/collective-nouns-grade-4">Collective nouns</a> can be used to refer to: </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">People&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Collective nouns refer to a group of people.&nbsp;</p><div class="fillWidthInMob"><a loading='lazy' class="showAdInAllRes"  data-toggle="modal" data-target=#homeLeadForm data-heading="Get Expert Guidance" href="#"><img class="img-fluid" alt="parallel" src=https://a.storyblok.com/f/128066/1100x230/00b28b4876/11-applying-for-collages_leaderboard-1100x230.jpg /></a></div>



<p>For example: team, crew, class, gang, choir&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Animals&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Group of animals are indicated using collective nouns.&nbsp;</p>



<p>For example: a pride of lions, a herd of cattle, a school of fish&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Things&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Collective nouns are also used to refer to group of things.&nbsp;</p>



<p>For example: pile, bunch, stack&nbsp;</p><div class="fillWidthInMob"><a loading='lazy' class="showAdInAllRes"  data-toggle="modal" data-target=#homeLeadForm data-heading="Get Expert Guidance" href="#"><img class="img-fluid" alt="parallel" src=https://a.storyblok.com/f/128066/1100x230/00b28b4876/11-applying-for-collages_leaderboard-1100x230.jpg /></a></div>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Singular or plural&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Collective nouns are usually written in singular form. They are considered as a single unit. They use singular verbs.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>For example:</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>The herd is grazing in the field.&nbsp;</p>



<p>When, the members of the group are considered as different individuals, collective nouns will be used in plural form.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>For example:</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>The herd are running in different directions after seeing the wolf.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Here, importance is given to each sheep in the herd.&nbsp;</p>
