Definition of Collective Noun

Meaning of Collective Noun Definition: A solitary thing that represents a gathering of things or creatures. In both English and Spanish, aggregate things are ordinarily utilized when alluding to gatherings of creatures, for example, a group of sheep (un rebaã ±o de ovejas) and a school of fish (un banco de peces). Be that as it may, they are utilized in numerous different settings too. It isn't unexpected to follow an aggregate thing with the relational word of (de in Spanish) and a plural thing, as in the two models above, yet it isn't important, particularly when the significance is obvious from the specific circumstance. In standard English, aggregate things, when the subject of a sentence, are commonly utilized with a particular action word: The class of understudies concentrates hard. In Spanish, an action word that promptly follows an aggregate thing is solitary: La gente tiene mucho dinero. (The individuals have a great deal of cash. Note this is a case of a Spanish solitary thing that regularly requires a plural interpretation in English.) But when there is a plural thing between the aggregate thing and action word, either a particular or plural action word can be utilized in ordinary discourse and composing, with the plural action word most likely being increasingly normal. In this manner you may hear both La bandada de pjaros se acercã ³ (The herd of feathered creatures drew closer, solitary action word) and La bandada de pjaros se acercarã ³n (The group of fowls drew closer, plural action word), with no calculable contrast in significance. Otherwise called: Nombre colectivo in Spanish. Models: gathering of individuals (grupo de personas), group (equipo), a score of years (una veintena de aã ±os), lair of lions (guarida de leones)