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Descubre Nombres Colectivos en español: definición, uso y ejemplos para referirse a grupos de personas, animales y objetos. Aprende reglas simples, con listas y prácticas para mejorar tu escritura y conversación.

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Discover collective nouns in Spanish: definition, usage, and examples for referring to groups of people, animals, and objects. Learn simple rules, with lists and practice to improve your writing and conversation.

Collective nouns name groups of things or people as a single unit, and they shape how we imagine and talk about the group. This guide explains common collective nouns, how they work with singular or plural verbs, and useful expressions.

Key Collective Nouns

Key collective nouns each refer to a specific type of group, such as animals, people, or things, and using them can make your speech more vivid and precise.

	Collective Noun	Group Type
	team	people who work or play together
	flock	birds or sheep
	herd	large animals like cows or elephants
	pack	dogs, wolves, or similar animals
	crew	people who work on a ship, plane, or project
	class	students considered as a group
	crowd	a large number of people gathered together
	swarm	insects, especially bees or ants
	army	large group of soldiers or sometimes insects
	family	related people or sometimes animals living together

Fill in the BlankA(bird group) flew across the sky.

A ___ (bird group) flew across the sky.

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Singular or Plural

In American English, collective nouns usually take a singular verb when the group is seen as one unit, while in British English they often take a plural verb when the members act individually. The choice changes the sentence's emphasis and sometimes depends on regional preference.

Examples

Expressions

Some collective nouns appear in fixed expressions that carry particular meanings, so learning them helps you sound natural and understand idiomatic usage.

	Expression	Meaning
	a bunch of	informal group of things or people
	a pack of	group of animals or sometimes people behaving badly
	a herd of	large group of animals
	a fleet of	group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft
	a set of	group of similar things
	a panel of	group of people chosen for discussion or judgment
	a gang of	group of people, often with negative connotation
	a troop of	group of soldiers or scouts, sometimes animals
	a colony of	group of animals or people living together
	a batch of	group produced or handled at one time

Fill in the BlankShe brought a(informal group) of flowers.

She brought a ___ (informal group) of flowers.

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Summary

Collective nouns name groups as single units or as collections of individuals, key ones cover people, animals, and things, and verb agreement depends on whether you treat the group as one or many.

Collective Nouns

Key Collective Nouns

Singular or Plural

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