Exploring Collective Nouns

This video tutorial explains collective nouns, which name a group of individuals but are treated as singular nouns. It provides examples such as 'club', 'troupe', 'class', and 'herd'. The tutorial also demonstrates how to use collective nouns in sentences, highlighting the difference in verb agreement when referring to the group as a whole versus individual members. The video concludes with a focus on grammar, emphasizing the importance of verb agreement with collective nouns.

What is the main objective of this episode?

• To understand collective nouns

• To learn about proper nouns

• To study verbs

• To discuss adjectives

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CCSS.L.2.1A

Which of the following is an example of a collective noun?

• Scout

• Boy

• Club

• Book

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CCSS.L.2.1A

Which of the following sentences uses a collective noun correctly?

• The herd is grazing.

• The club meets every day.

• The class are happy.

• The troupe are performing.

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CCSS.L.2.1A

What is the collective noun in the sentence 'A troop of Boy Scouts'?

• A

• Troop

• Scouts

• Boy

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CCSS.L.2.1A

What does a collective noun refer to?

• A group of individuals

• A single object

• An individual person

• A specific place

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CCSS.L.2.1A

In the sentence 'The Wolves are large', what does 'Wolves' refer to?

• A group of wolves as a whole

• A single wolf

• Each wolf individually

• A specific wolf

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CCSS.L.2.1A

In the sentence 'The pack is large', what does 'pack' refer to?

• A specific wolf

• Each wolf individually

• A group of wolves as a whole

• A single wolf

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CCSS.L.2.1A

How does the verb change when using a collective noun?

• It changes to plural

• It becomes past tense

• It remains the same

• It changes to singular

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which verb correctly completes the sentence: 'The team ___ winning'?

• are

• is

• were

• be

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CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the correct verb form in the sentence 'The committee ___ decided'?

• were

• are

• has

• have

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CCSS.L.3.1F