English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A collective noun names one thing that has many items included in it.The word group is a collective noun. A group is one thing with many things inside of it You might have a group of kids. You might have… Read more261. Collective Nouns
A collective noun is a word that has many pieces inside of it. Yesterday we talked about collective nouns for people and things. Today we will talk about collective nouns for animals. Here are examples of collective nouns that we… Read more262. More Collective Nouns
A collective noun has many pieces inside of it, but the pieces are working together as one unit, so we write about a collective noun as if it is one thing. We consider a collective noun to be a singular… Read more263. Collective Nouns are Usually Singular
Section A: Find the collective noun in each sentence.1. I brought a cake to serve to the group.2. Our Boy Scout troop is going on a campout.3. The herd of cattle is clustered near the fence.4. I went to school… Read more265. Practice With Collective Nouns
When two nouns are connected to make one new word, we call that new word a compound noun or a compound word. Here are some examples of compound words:dog and house = doghousecamp and fire = campfirenews and paper =… Read more266. Compound Nouns
A compound noun is two nouns pushed together to make one word. Usually the two words become one word without a space between. When we leave a space in a compound word, we call that an open compound noun. The… Read more267. Open Compound Nouns
Sometimes a compound noun is two words connected with a hyphen. (-)A hyphenated compound noun looks like this: self-esteem The two nouns, self and esteem, joined with a hyphen make a new word.This new compound word has a meaning all… Read more268. Hyphenated Compound Nouns
We’ve talked all week about compound nouns. Yesterday we studied hyphenated compound nouns. It’s important to know that some hyphenated compound words are not compound nouns. These hyphenated compound words are used as adjectives to modify a noun: two-week vacationten-minute… Read more269. Other Hyphenated Compound Words
Section A: Find the compound word in each sentence below.1. He turned the doorknob and opened the door.2. I used a thumbtack to hang up the poster.3. Be sure to pick up the dry-cleaning today.4. Dad will stop at the… Read more270. Practice with Compound Words