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NOUNS THAT REFER TO GROUPS (COLLECTIVE NOUNS) |
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Há palavras que são usadas para definir grupos de pessoas, animais, objetos e conceitos. Algumas entretanto, não são consideradas substantivos coletivos genuínos. Mesmo assim, são amplamente usadas com diferentes palavras. |
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Bunch of bananas / grapes = Cacho de bananas / uvas |
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Cast of actors = Elenco de atores |
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Chain / Archipelago of islands = Arquipélago de ilhas |
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Cloud of mosquitoes = Nuvem de insetos |
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Convoy of trucks = Comboio de caminhões |
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Crowd of people = Multidão de pessoas |
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Hive / Swarm of bees = Enxame de abelhas |
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Pack / Gang of thieves = Corja / Malta de ladrões |
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Pack of wolves = Alcatéia de lobos |
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Pile of money = Bolada de dinheiro |
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Range / Chain of mountains = Cordilheira |
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Shoal / School of fish = Cardume de peixes |
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Staff = Pessoal (pessoas que trabalham em uma firma) |
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Wealth of information = Repertório de informações |
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Singular or plural? |
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American English – usually used with singular verbs British English – usually used with either singular or plural verb |
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Estas são as mais frequentemente usadas com pessoas, animais e coisas (que podem não ser classificadas como substantivos coletivos): |
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Bunch = a number of things of the same type – bunch of keys, bunch of flowers / a large amount of things or people Drove = a large group of people or animals (especially cows) – drove of tourists, drove of donkeys Fleet = a group of vehicles, trains, boats, or ships traveling together or owed by the same organization – fleet of buses Flock = a group of birds, sheep, or goats / a large group of people – flock of firefighters Herd = a group of animals of the same type that live (and feed) or move together – herd of elephants, cattle, deer, pigs Pile = a large amount of something – pile of work Set = a group of things of the same type – set of keys, set of knives / a group of different objects that are used together – set of tools / a number of concepts (ideas, rules, facts, principles) – set of plans / a group of people who spend time together or share an interest – set of friends Swarm = a group of insects flying together – swarm of bees, flies, ants / a group of people moving together – swarm of reporters |
