| 31. | The singular noun can be understood to stand for all types of communication & mdash; a collective noun.
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| 32. | There is often confusion about the two different concepts of " collective noun " and " mass noun ".
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| 33. | Elan Chambers contended that the word half modified the singular collective noun staff and should take the singular verb seems.
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| 34. | "' Noir Belge "'( Belgian Black ) is collective noun referring to black limestone found on several sites in Belgium.
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| 35. | A new dictionary lists these little-known collective nouns, and explains the Schwartzchild radius, seven-league boots and the witch of Agnesi.
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| 36. | The noun used for a person from Spain is " Spaniard ", with the collective noun " the Spanish ".
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| 37. | I made a conscious decision to use the word " club " as a collective noun / plural throughout the article.
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| 38. | The pastas alone would have defeated English speakers long ago, if they hadn't been so cooperative about functioning as collective nouns.
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| 39. | In his foreword Beadle coined the collective noun to describe those interested in the subject " a speculation of Ripperologists ".
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| 40. | Nominally singular pronouns can be collective nouns taking plural verbs, according to the same rules that apply to other collective nouns.
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