Question

A large crowd gathered in the street (classify it is collective or material noun)

Answer 1

Answer is -

Collective Noun

Explanation-

Crowd is refer to a group of people so it is a collective noun. 

Collective noun is collection or group of things for example: 

A bunch of flowers.

A forest of trees

A galaxy of stars.

Coming to Material Noun.

Material Noun is a term that refers to a material or substance from which things are made such as silver, gold, iron, cotton and diamond .

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