What is brace as a collective noun?

a pair; a couple, originally of dogs, rarely used for people; a coat of armour. See also cast, yoke. Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms.

1. What is animal brace?
2. What are 3 collective nouns?
3. What is the correct collective noun?
4. What number is a brace?
5. What is a brace of ducks?
6. What is collective noun give five example?
7. Is school a collective noun?
8. What is the collective noun of flowers?
9. Is grapes a collective noun?
10. How many collective nouns are there?

What is animal brace?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha brace of somethinga brace of somethingespecially British English two things of the same type, especially two birds or animals that have been killed for food or sport a brace of partridge → braceExamples from the Corpusa brace of something• And how about a brace of grouse ...

What are 3 collective nouns?

A collective noun refers to a group behaving singularly. Collective nouns function grammatically as a single entity since the group members are acting or behaving in unison. Examples of collective nouns include “choir,” “gaggle of geese,” and “galaxy of stars.”

What is the correct collective noun?

The word collective means “of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together.” A collective noun is a noun that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or objects. The words army, flock, and bunch are all examples of collective nouns.

What number is a brace?

We all know that in the footballing world, when someone scores 3 goals, they call it a Hat-trick and when two, a Brace.

What is a brace of ducks?

The brace is probably (originally) the cord/strap that ties the two animals together. As for ducks, you would probably only tie them together if they were dead. If there are 4 or 6 ducks, then it would be "two or three brace" of ducks (no "s" on the plural).

What is collective noun give five example?

Common examples of collective noun include: army, band, cast, committee, crowd, family, faculty, group, jury, society, school, staff, team, and troop.

Is school a collective noun?

The term school when used to refer to a group of individuals subscribing to an approach to art, such as the Hudson River School, is definitely a collective noun. As noted in comments, school when refering to a group of animals is also collective.

What is the collective noun of flowers?

Answer: Collective noun for flowers is a bouquet of flowers, a bunch of flowers, bed of flowers.

Is grapes a collective noun?

Grapes are not a collective noun, as they do not denote a collection/group of anything.

How many collective nouns are there?

Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. Collective nouns are nouns that describe a group, for example: class, family, herd, couple. These can also be called group nouns. There are about 200 collective nouns in English.