Collectives Nouns: Words for groups of people, animals and things are called collectives nouns. 1-Here are some collectives nouns for groups of people. A family A crew A community A club A team A company A choir A committee A band A gang An orchestra The army An audience A Musical group. 2-Collectives nouns may be used with a singular verb. If the group is acting as a single unit, use a singular verb. If group of members are acting as individuals, use plural verb. For example: 1- The crowd was orderly. *Group acting as a single unit./ singular. 2-The crowd were clapping, yelling and cheering *Groups of members acting as individuals/ plural. NOTES...