manual collective word
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Answer:
Collective nouns are a type of common noun. They label groups of people or things.
Example
crowd
committee
cluster [for example, of desks]
Subject–verb agreement
A collective noun usually has a singular verb. This is so, even if it’s made up of component parts.
Correct
The government intends to act.
The committee is meeting.
Incorrect
The government intend to act.
The committee are meeting.
An exception is when you need to draw attention to the individual parts of the collective noun.
Example
The branch meets once a week. [‘The branch’, as a whole, meets once a week. The singular form of the verb is used.]
The branch are divided over the new meeting schedule. [The individuals in ‘the branch’ have different opinions about the new meeting schedule. The plural form of the verb is used.]