Collective Nouns
Most collective nouns can be made countable to refer to multiple separate groups. "A flock" → "two flocks"; "a team" → "three teams". However, some collectives are already plural in meaning (police, staff, cattle) and always take a plural verb without needing to add -s.
Most collective nouns can be made countable to refer to multiple separate groups. "A flock" → "two flocks"; "a team" → "three teams". However, some collectives are already plural in meaning (police, staff, cattle) and always take a plural verb without needing to add -s.
Practice
The police ___ investigating the case.
Threeof tourists visited the museum on the same day.
Put the words in the correct order: