COLLECTIVE NOUNS
These are nouns that represent a group of people or things as a single unit.
Some collective nouns can take plural forms
Examples:
Crowd (s) flock (s)
Group (s) herd (s)
Team (s) committee (s)
Pair (s)
Some collective nouns, however, cannot be used in the plural:
Examples
Furniture* beddings*
Equipments* informations*
Luggages* baggages*
Exercise 10
When I arrived at the airport, there were ……………1………….. (crowd ) of people blocking the entrance with their ……………..2……………… (luggage). Near the customs sections, several……………3…………….. (group ) of officials were standing, checking the ………………4……………… (equipment ) that was being loaded onto a trolley. Most people were standing, waiting for… ………….5…………….. (information ) from the loudspeakers on the departures and arrivals of aircraft.
