what do we call a noun that names a group as one?

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what do we call a noun that names a group as one?

2007-09-06 12:52:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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are you referring to collective nouns?

examples:
association
organization

you can learn more about collective nouns by visiting this site:

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/nouncollective.htm

2007-09-06 13:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by kahlan nynaeve® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

i think the word you're looking for is pronoun.

assuming u mean words such as "they" and "it"

2007-09-06 20:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋