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- Collective nouns are nouns that refer to a collection of things.
- They are used to refer to a number of people and things.
- They are singular nouns.
- Some of the more common examples of collective nouns are flight, shoal, audience, etc.
- A group of fish is referred to as a “shoal”.
- A group of birds is referred to as a “flight”.
- A group of people watching a show or a match is referred to as the “audience”.
- There are some collective nouns that refer to more than one thing.
- The most common example is ‘group’.
- The term “group” can refer to both people and things in various contexts.
