Collective Noun: Collection of things taken as a whole
A collective noun is a noun that describes a group of things.
In the examples, the word in italics is the collective term.
Examples are:
- A bench of magistrates
- A congregation of worshippers
- A bunch of grapes/keys
- A list of characters
- A person
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