COLLECTIVE & COMPOUND

NOUNS
GROUP 2 NURUL AIN FARHANA SAHARI NURUL SYAZWANI M.ZUHUDI CLINTON AK MENIK ESWARY AMAT BIN ANTIKO

DEFINITION
A COLLECTIVE NOUN is the naming of the word for a group or collection of people, animals or things.

EXAMPLE OF WORDS

SWARM

BUNCH

SCHOOL

FLOCK

BOUQUET

EXAMPLE OF WORDS

FLEET

CROWD

COMPANY

GANG

BROOD

SENTENCES
A fleet of buses took the students to the school. A troupe of dancers performed at the cultural night. A school of whales swam along the coast. A gang of thieves broke into Rossa s house and stole her jewellery. There is a herd of wild elephants living in this area.

DEFINITION
A COMPOUND NOUNS are made up of two (or more) words used together. They can put in three ways:
Closed form compound nouns
Two words joined together (commonly-used)

Hyphenated form compound nouns

Two words joined with a hyphen (-) (most often)

Open form compound nouns

Two separate words (less commonly-used)

How compound nouns are made up

Noun + noun
Bed + room = bedroom Motor car, cupboard, weekend, eyelashes .

Adjective + noun
Blue+whale= blue whale free ride, grandmother, fast food, ..

EXAMPLE OF WORDS

Closed form compound nouns

Housewife Blackbird Hairpin Blackboard grandchild

Hyphenated form compound nouns

Cut-out Fire-engine Half-moon Bird-watcher Ski-plane

Open form compound nouns

Police station Post office Day trip Olive oil Tape recorder

SENTENCES
The baby s eye lashes are wet with tears. This small plane is powerful because it has a jet engine. You should end your sentence with a full stop. Rohanah s grandmother lives with her uncle s family. My uncle shot down a wild boar with his gun.

Source
Advanced English Grammar & Language by Milon Nandy Oxford Learner s Grammar Primary Level (Grammar & usage)

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