Karteikarten
Collective Nouns
Karten in diesem Stapel (21)
- 1GovernmentThe group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.
E.g. Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society. - 2PublicOrdinary people in general; the community.
E.g. The library is open to the public - 3CrowdUsually used to describe a big group of people.
• E.g. A huge crowd gathered (come together) in the street outside. - 4EnemyA hostile nation or its armed forces, especially in time of war.
• E.g. The enemy shot down the helicopter. - 5ArmyA large number of people or things.
• E.g. He brought an army of supporters with her. - 6GangUsually used to describe a group of criminals; also used to describe a group of workers, particularly sailors
or dock workers.
• E.g. Fights among rival gangs account for most murders in the city. - 7BunchUsually a group of smallish objects such as grapes, flowers, keys or bananas.
Also, you can use it as a “bunch
of friends”.
• E.g. He was hungry so he ate a bunch of grapes. - 8PackA group of canine animals such as wolves or dogs; also used to describe playing cards and packages
containing multiple objects.
• E.g. I saw a pack of wild dogs in the woods. /
The information pack consists of a brochure and a map. - 9FlockA group of birds; also used to discuss small hooved animals such as sheep or goats.
• E.g. The shepherd (a person who tends and rears sheep) is bringing his flock down from the hills. - 10HerdA group of herbivore animals.
• E.g. I saw a herd of horses in the field. / The herd of bison stampeded across the plains. - 11PileAn untidy collection of items such as rubbish.
• E.g. There’s an enormous pile of washing-up in the sink./
He had a pile of papers on his desk. - 12SetA tidy group of matched objects such as dishes; also used to describe rules or a social group of people.
• E.g. I always keep a toolset in the back of my car./
We need to establish a new set of priorities. - 13StackA group of items neatly laid one on top of another; e.g. a stack of books.
• E.g. There were stacks of books on the bedside table and floor./
There was a stack of papers on the teacher’s
desk, waiting to be marked. - 14CommitteeA group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of
members of that group.
• E.g. The local council has just set up a committee to study recycling. - 15AudienceThe assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.
• E.g. The television company has lost a large part of its audience since it changed its programming. - 16BoardA group of people, usually professionals, who take on an advisory role.
• E.g. Every decision has to be approved by the board (of directors). - 17CrewUsually used to denote a group of workers; also used to describe aircraft and ships personnel.
• E.g. James worked on a road-repair crew. - 18StaffA group of people who work in the same place.
• E.g. She is on (= a member of) the editorial staff of the magazine. - 19ChoirA large, organized group of singers.
• E.g. He sings in the church choir. - 20In British English, the verb can be conjugated in either the singular or the plural form (except for police). If the emphasis is on the unit (in impersonal expressions), we use the verb in the singular.E.g. The band is playing with an orchestra. The band is a unit.
- 21However, if the emphasis is on the individual members of this group, we use the verb in the plural.E.g. My family have decided to go to Paris. The individual members of the family have decided.
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- Collection of individuals for people, animals, places and things.
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