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Thecollective nouns, or collective words, are those nouns that refer to a set, usually indeterminate, of objects or individuals of any kind, without being a plural word. For example:herd, choir, mall.
Thecollective nouns They generally refer to groups of animals, others to groups of people with a certain trade or characteristic, some are even relatively unspecific, and acquire precision when they are analyzed in context or a specifier is added to them.
These nouns are opposed to individual nouns, which are those that refer to entities that are presented in isolation. To give rise to the formation of a collective noun, it is necessary that it be a discrete or finite entity, since massive entities (such as "air" or "fire"), whose limits cannot be specified, cannot agglutinate through a collective noun.
On the other hand, although its character already gives an idea of plurality, collective nouns they admit plurals, since they can account for several conglomerates. For example:flocks, herds, troops.
See also:
- Sentences with collective nouns
- Individual and collective nouns
- Collective nouns of animals
Examples of collective nouns
| Collective noun | Definition |
| Constellation | Set of stars grouped in a celestial region that apparently form a certain figure. |
| Archipelago | Group of islands. |
| Shoal | Large concentration of fish |
| Flock | Large group of domestic livestock animals, especially sheep |
| Pack | Set of dogs |
| Herd | Group of domestic livestock animals, especially quadrupeds, that walk together. |
| Reedbed | Plantation of reeds. |
| Heap | Set of things placed, generally in no order, one on top of the other. |
| Hamlet | Set of houses in the field. |
| Mall | Set of poplars. |
| Fleet | Set of ships or other transportation vehicles. |
| Troop | Set of military or armed people |
| Squad | Set of people who share a certain activity. |
| Pinewood | Set of pines. |
| Clientele | Set of clients ,. |
| Chorus | Group of people who sing simultaneously the same piece of music or part of it. |
| Crockery | Set of plates, cups, dishes and other containers for table service. |
| Foliage | Set of leaves and branches of trees and plants. |
| Forest | An expanse of land densely populated with trees, shrubs and bushes. |
| Archive | Set of ordered documents. |
| Student body | Set of students. |
| library | Neat set of books. |
| Family | The group of people with family relationships (by marriage, blood or adoption) is usually considered family. |
| Teeth | Set of teeth |
| army | Set of soldiers |
| Swarm | Set of bees |
| Cattle | Set of cows. |
| People | Set of people. |
| Flock | Set of birds |
More noun articles:
| Nouns | Collective nouns |
| Simple nouns | Concrete nouns |
| Common nouns | Abstract nouns |
| Nouns |
