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Collective Nouns

What Are Collective Nouns? (Video)

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Collective nouns are words that refer to a group of people or things (e.g., team, group, herd). Collective nouns look singular, but they can be treated as singular or plural depending on whether the word refers to the group as a single entity or to its members as individuals.

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