100 Examples of Individual and Collective Nouns

Individual and collective nouns

A noun is a word that designates fixed entities, that is, beings animatedbeings inanimate or concepts.

Depending on which is the referent of the noun, there are:

Not just any group of elements is a collective noun. For example, if we say “children” we are talking about a group, but the word is in plural. Collective nouns are those that designate a group of elements or individuals without being plural words.

Examples of individual and collective nouns

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Individual	Collective
Lyrics	Alphabet / Alphabet
Poplar	Mall
Student	Student body
Organ	Apparatus
Organ	Organism
Tree	Grove
Tree	Forest
Island	Archipelago
Document	File
Musician	Band
Musician	Orchestra
Book	library
Relative	Clan
Relative	Family
Official	Camera
Fish	Shoal
Home	Hamlet
Priest	Clergy
Director / President	directory
Unit	Group
Condition	Confederacy
Singer	Chorus
Tooth	Teeth
Soldier	army
Soldier	Squadron
Soldier	Troop
Bee	Swarm
Sports player	Team
Animal	Fauna
Film	Film library
Vegetable	Flora
Ship	Fleet
Aircraft	Fleet
Leaf	Foliage
Cow	Cattle
Sheep	Sheep cattle
Goat	Goat cattle
Pig	Pig cattle
Person	People
Person	Crowd
Parishioner	Flock
Corn	Cornfield
Cattle animal	Flock
Cattle animal	Herd
Armed person	Horde
Newspaper	Newspaper library
Dog	Pack
Voter	Census
Feather	plumage
Pine tree	Pinewood
Habitant	Population
Foal	Potrada
rose	Rosebush
Bird	Flock
Viewer	Public
Key	Keyboard
Plate / cup	Crockery
Vine (grape plant)	Vineyard
Word	Vocabulary