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Hi, I'm Dan from BBC Learning English

and today I'm going to tell you something about

collective nouns.

Collective nouns are often called group nouns.

That is because they represent a number of

things together.

Examples are:

government, family and team.

So, what's the big deal?

The special thing about these collective nouns

is that they can be singular or plural.

If you consider your family to be a group of individuals,

then the pronoun is they and the verb is plural.

My family are happy.

But your family can also be considered as a single unit,

a machine that all works together.

In this case, the pronoun is it and the verb is singular.

My family is happy.

This does not apply to all collective nouns,

so be careful.

Police and staff are always plural.

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Hi, I'm Dan from BBC Learning English |I am||||| Hallo, ich bin Dan von BBC Learning English

and today I'm going to tell you something about

collective nouns. collective| колективні|іменники Sammelbegriffe.

Collective nouns are often called group nouns. Kollektivnomen werden oft als Gruppennomen bezeichnet.

That is because they represent a number of ||||представляют собой||| ||||представляють||| Das liegt daran, dass sie eine Reihe von darstellen

things together. Dinge zusammen.

Examples are: Beispiele sind:

government, family and team. Regierung, Familie und Team.

So, what's the big deal? Also, was ist die große Sache?

The special thing about these collective nouns |special|||||collective nouns Das Besondere an diesen Sammelbegriffen

is that they can be singular or plural. ||||||или| ist, dass sie Singular oder Plural sein können.

If you consider your family to be a group of individuals, ||рассматривать||||||||индивидов ||||||||||indivíduos Wenn Sie Ihre Familie als eine Gruppe von Einzelpersonen betrachten, 가족을 개인으로 간주하는 경우,

then the pronoun is they and the verb is plural. ||eles||||||| dann ist das Pronomen sie und das Verb Plural. 인 경우 대명사는 '그들'이고 동사는 복수형입니다.

My family are happy. Meine Familie ist glücklich.

But your family can also be considered as a single unit, Aber Ihre Familie kann auch als eine Einheit betrachtet werden,

a machine that all works together. |||||in unison eine Maschine, die alle zusammenarbeitet.

In this case, the pronoun is it and the verb is singular. |this||the||is|||||| In diesem Fall ist das Pronomen it und das Verb Singular.

My family is happy. Meine Familie ist glücklich.

This does not apply to all collective nouns, |||стосується|||| Dies gilt nicht für alle Sammelbegriffe, 이는 모든 집합 명사에 적용되는 것은 아닙니다,

so be careful. therefore|| ||tenha cuidado also sei vorsichtig.

Police and staff are always plural. ||Personal||| Polizei und Personal sind immer Plural.

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