What is a collective noun?Give me an example.

Collective noun is a name given to a group or community which consist of object which are similar in aspects. Ex. a crowd (which consist of human), a fleet of ships, a pile of books, etc.

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Collective nouns are those nouns that denote a group of people, animals, objects, concepts or ideas as a single entity.

These collective nouns are commonly used under the category of people.

  1. A class of students.

  2. An army of soldiers.

  3. A choir of singers.

  4. A crew of sailors.

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  6. The following collective nouns are used for animals.

    1. A catch of fish.

    2. An army of ants.

    3. A flight of birds.

    4. A flock of birds.

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    6. The following collective nouns are used for things.

      1. A group of islands.

      2. A galaxy of stars.

      3. A wad of notes.

      4. A forest of trees.

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The group of words like 'a crowd of people,' 'a swarm of bees,' and 'a herd of cattle' are few examples of collective nouns. Anything that represents of a group or a collection of similar entities or items is called collective noun.

a herd of cows
a flock of sheep
a swarm of bees
a pod of dolphins
a crowd of people
a cloud of gnats
a army of ants
a troop of baboons/monkeys
a bench of magistrates
a flight of stairs
a bunch of bananas
a string of pearls
a colony of ants
a brood of chickens
a host of angels
a business of ferrets
a murder of crows
a parliament of owls
a school/shoal of fish
a flock of birds
a gaggle/flock of geese
a mob of kangaroos
a fleet of ships
a shiver of sharks
a colony of ants
a team of players
a troop of soldiers
a hand of banana
a bunch of grapes
a suite of rooms
a cluster of
a bouquet of flowers

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 A count noun that denotes a group of individuals (e.g., assembly, family).

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 a collective noun indicates  a group of particular individuals.

eg.

  • A CATTLE OF COWS.
  • A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
  • A HERD OF SHEEPS.
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