Collective nouns are words used for a group of people, places, or things. These nouns are used to describe words in plural form. Collective nouns are words such as Army, Band, Class, Corporation, Family, Public, and Pack. These nouns always refer to more than one person, but when being used in a sentence can be used with a singular verbs and pronouns. The rules on collective nouns can be tricky
. at times. More on collective nouns can viewed on http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules/Collective-Nouns.html.
