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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Noun
Is people a collective noun or a common noun? As it refers to a group of person, I feel it should be a collective noun. Please help. I am also not sure where to check for the answers once it is posted.
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'People' is a simple, if irregular, plural of 'person', that is all. Here is an excerpt about collective nouns, which are quite different: A collective noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. For example, in the phrase "a pride of lions", pride is a collective noun.
- 'People' is a simple, if irregular, plural of 'person', that is all.
- Here is an excerpt about collective nouns, which are quite different: A collective noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole.
- For example, in the phrase "a pride of lions", pride is a collective noun.
- Most collective nouns encountered in everyday speech, such as group , are mundane and are not specific to one kind of constituent object.
- For example, the terms "group of people", "group of dogs", and "group of ideas" are all correct uses.
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'People' is a simple, if irregular, plural of 'person', that is all. Here is an excerpt about collective nouns, which are quite different:
A collective noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. For example, in the phrase "a pride of lions", pride is a collective noun. Most collective nouns encountered in
A collective noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. For example, in the phrase "a pride of lions", pride is a collective noun. Most collective nouns encountered in
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