Collective Nouns

Grammar Lesson Unit 9: What do you think of this?

Singular and Plural?  Singular 

nouns

Singular nouns means only one person or one item.

 Plural  Singular

nouns

nouns refers to more than one person or more than one item.

What are collective nouns?  Collective

nouns name a group of people, things, and animals.

Collective nouns  Some

collective nouns can be singular or plural. If the members of the group are acting in the same way together. We refer to the group as a whole.

 Therefore,

singular.

the collective noun is

Example  Each

class walks to the canteen when it is recess time.

 The

basketball team is so excited because it will be participating in the competition soon.

Collective nouns  Some

collective nouns can be singular or plural. If the members of the group are acting as individuals, we refer to the group as being made up of many parts.

 Therefore,

plural.

the collective noun is

Singular or Plural?  The

band is the most famous among all in America.

 Singular!  The

band is the most famous among all in America.

Singular or Plural?  The

choir are taking a break in the hall.

 Plural!

The choir are taking a break in the hall.

Grammar Lesson Part 2 Unit 9: What do you think of this?

What must happen first? 

When we talk about an event that will happen if another event takes place first, we use the sentence structure:

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If + verb in the simple present tense… will + verb

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Condition

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Outcome

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Condition

Outcome

If he sings well, he will get a trophy. 

Simple Present tense

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Infinitive verb

More examples  

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If the rain stops, we will go to the shopping mall. If I study hard, I will get good grades for my examinations. Can you give more examples?