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