Collective nouns are a certain set of nouns that define a group of people, animals or things The individual units of the group can be counted, but the entire group is considered as a single entity. For instance, family is a collective noun. A family comprises of different members like mother, father, grandparents children, aunt, uncle, etc. But all the members are also contained by a single word family
Collective nouns play an important role in the agreement of the verb with its subject.
Examples:
- My family is very supportive.
- The army is hungry.
- The department is headed by Mr. Singh.
Collective nouns are names of groups that are usually made up of people.
Committee, audience, cabinet, class, faculty, majority, navy, team, society, school, jury. assembly, herd, firm, company, and public are some other examples.
👉REMEMBER:
Collective nouns are considered to be singular when used to refer to a single unit. However, they take a plural meaning when the individual members of that group are addressed.
D. ABSTRACT NOUNS:
An abstract noun is a word identifying a concept, idea or a quality which cannot be observed but can be felt.
Examples:
- My childhood was spent in Egypt.
- They had never come in contact with nobility before.
- She sunk from the heights of motherhood to the depths of slavery
- They declared that they would never forget her goodness.
Abstract nouns are commonly derived from adjectives.
Examples:
- He is a foolish man. <> His foolishness killed him.
- He is a noble man. <> He is known for his nobility
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