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Coloraday Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is there such a collective noun?
Is there a collective noun which is in plural form having an s after it.
I know the explanation of a collective noun,which is a noun that isn't plural in appearance but has a plural meaning,but I wanted to know if there is an exception in it or not?
Maybe it's better to ask this :
Is there a plural noun which behaves like a singular word which is what the most of collective nouns do.
I know the explanation of a collective noun,which is a noun that isn't plural in appearance but has a plural meaning,but I wanted to know if there is an exception in it or not?
Maybe it's better to ask this :
Is there a plural noun which behaves like a singular word which is what the most of collective nouns do.
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I really don't understand your question. You are asking for a plural noun that behaves like a singular word? That is a contradiction in terms.
- I really don't understand your question.
- You are asking for a plural noun that behaves like a singular word?
- That is a contradiction in terms.
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- The same word is grammatically plural in one langage, and singular in the other).
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I really don't understand your question. You are asking for a plural noun that behaves like a singular word? That is a contradiction in terms.
There are some collective nouns which behave differently between British and American English (i.e. The same word is grammatically plural in one langage, and singular in the other).
There are many singular nouns which end in "s" and are gram
There are some collective nouns which behave differently between British and American English (i.e. The same word is grammatically plural in one langage, and singular in the other).
There are many singular nouns which end in "s" and are gram
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A series of questions like that is difficult to answer.
(I'm not sure if that's what you are looking for.)
CJ
(I'm not sure if that's what you are looking for.)
CJ
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First of all, I want to know if there is a collective noun which is in plural form having an s after it although the explanation of a collective noun is a noun that isn't plural in appearance but has a plural meaning.
Then if a plural word is a collective noun it behaves like a singular noun.
Second, I wanted to know if there is a plural noun which behaves like a singular noun or no
Then if a plural word is a collective noun it behaves like a singular noun.
Second, I wanted to know if there is a plural noun which behaves like a singular noun or no
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CalifJimA series of questions like that is difficult to answer.
(I'm not sure if that's what you are looking for.)
CJ
Yes I mean a word like that.
But is series a plural noun (or a plural noun which is collective and should be used as a singular like the most of collective nouns(if there is such a word which is my first questio
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series is the singular, and series is the plural.
A series of questions is ... / Several series of questions are ...
CJ
A series of questions is ... / Several series of questions are ...
CJ
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A large group of Japanese tourists is checking in this morning.
A bunch of packages was stolen from the UPS delivery truck.
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