Collective nouns
We use collective nouns to refer to a collection of individual people, creatures or objects. Examples: In British English, we can treat a collective noun as either singular or plural, depending on the context....
Helping English language learners
We use collective nouns to refer to a collection of individual people, creatures or objects. Examples: In British English, we can treat a collective noun as either singular or plural, depending on the context....
It can be helpful to think of English language consisting of a hierarchy: . . Sentences, clauses and phrases A sentence expresses a complete idea. A written sentence usually begins with a capital letter...