Homework Help: ELA

Posted by Lance on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:42pm.

We have to find 20 collective nouns in a magazine. So far are all of these collective?
1.partners
2.Birds
3.Family
4.Amphibians
5.Crustaceans
6.builders
7.Immigrants
8.Animals
9.Grades
10.Services
11.packages
12.lodges
13.Members
14.Branches

ELA - Writeacher, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:49pm
They are plurals. Collective nouns are different:

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm#collective_nouns
ELA - bobpursley, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:50pm
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/collnoun.htm

Many of yours are plural nouns, not collectives. See the link
ELA - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:50pm
Most of those are plural nouns, not collective nouns.

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/collectivenoun.htm
ELA - Lance, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:58pm
Is we they and them collective?
ELA - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:59pm
No. They are pronouns.

You'll find dozens of collective nouns in those websites.
ELA - Lance, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 5:04pm
Yeah but we have to find some in a magazine and cut them out. Are these so far collective? Family and flock?
ELA - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 5:07pm
Right.
ELA - Lance, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 5:12pm
Is tourists a collective noun? Im not sure for that one
ELA - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 5:13pm
It's a plural noun.

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