Collective nouns and partitive nouns are two types of nouns in English that serve different grammatical functions. Collective nouns refer to a group of people, animals, or things, while partitive nouns refer to a subset or portion of something. Collective nouns are used to refer to a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit. Examples of collective nouns include "family," "team," "herd," "flock," "crowd," and "staff ." When using collective nouns, it is important to remember that they are treated as singular nouns. For example, "The team is playing well today" instead of "The team are playing well today." Partitive nouns, on the other hand, refer to a portion or subset of something. Examples of partitive nouns include "some," "any," "enough," "many," and "little." Partitive nouns are often used with mass nouns, which refer to substance...
𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧 1. Pronouns must always agree in number with the noun they refer to. 2. Pronouns should agree in person with the noun they refer to. 3. Pronouns should agree in gender with the noun they refer to. 4. When using a pronoun as the object of a sentence, use the object form of the pronoun. 5. Cf cc When using a pronoun as the subject of a sentence, use the subject form of the pronoun. 6. When using a pronoun to refer to a collective noun, use a singular pronoun. 7. When using a pronoun to refer to two or more nouns, use a plural pronoun. 8. Use the reflexive pronoun when the subject and object are the same. 9. Use the possessive pronoun when referring to something that belongs to someone. 10. Use the indefinite pronouns when referring to an unspecified person or thing. 11. Use the demonstrative pronouns when referring to something specific. 12. Use the interrogative pronouns when asking ...