Collective nouns

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By the end of the lesson:

- you will know which presentation you will do and when

- you will know what should be in your presentation

- you will understand what collective nouns are

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Collective nouns

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Definition

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Examples of how collective nouns are used

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Definition

A collective noun is a noun that represents a group of people, animals or objects.

In American English, collective nouns are usually singular but in British English they can be either singular or plural.

The band is playing. (USA)

The band are playing. (UK)

The government is expected to announce its tax proposals today. (USA)

The government are expected to announce their tax proposals today. (UK)

You Tube film explanation

Examples

a pack of cards

a pride of lions

a swarm of party-goers

a legion of volunteers

a stack of books

a bunch of grapes

a fleet of ships

an army of ants

a bloat of hippopotamuses

a pack of wolves

a colony of bats

a band of musicians

an army of soldiers

a herd of shoppers

Quiz

Complete the worksheet and study the common collective nouns.

SOURCES

https://www.twinkl.nl/teaching-wiki/collective-noun

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/group-nouns

https://www.britishcouncilfoundation.id/en/english/articles/british-and-american-english#:~:text=Grammar%20differences&text=For%20instance%2C%20in%20American%20English,e.g.%20The%20band%20are%20playing).

By the end of the lesson:

- you will know which presentation you will do and when

- you will know what should be in your presentation

- you will understand what collective nouns are