Lesson 1:Part of Speech (Noun Part 2)

1.3 Collective Noun

A collective noun is a noun that represents a collection of individuals, usually people, such as:

• a team (for example: eleven football players)
• a family (for example: mother, father and two children)
• a crew (for example: 100 sailors)

Here are some more collective noun examples. As you see, collective nouns can consist of a few people or tens, hundreds or thousands of people:

For example:

• animals like to live in a herd.
• I come first in the class.
• The committee agrees to perform all the responsibilities at right time.
• Members of this group are very active.

• committee, jury, senate, company, audience, police, army  

Most collective nouns are groups of people, but some refer to animals or objects, for example:

• animals: a herd of cows, a flock of sheep
• objects: a fleet of ships, a convoy of trucks

1.4 Abstract Noun

An abstract noun refers to states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc., that have no physical existence.
Here are some sentences having abstract noun which help you to understand the use of abstract noun in the sentence:

• It is not true that a judge always give right justice.
• India got freedom from British rule in 1947.
• Every year on 15^th of August, a bravery award is given to Indian people by the prime minister.
• Love is an uncontrollable desire.
• My determination is to get higher education.
• Freedom fighters have sacrificed their lives during Independence of India.
• Weekends are the source of great joy for children.
• Greenery in the environment is natural beauty.

 End of Noun

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