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Marrion
Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 303 Location: KOREA
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:33 am Post subject: Is "couple" a collective noun? |
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Is "couple" a collective noun? |
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pinenut
Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 165 Location: Illinois, U.S.A.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Is "couple" a collective noun? |
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Marrion wrote: |
Is "couple" a collective noun? |
It is when you use it to refer to two people who are married or in a similar situation.
An elderly couple was sitting on the park bench.
An elderly couple live next door. |
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Marrion
Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 303 Location: KOREA
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject: Oh, I got it. |
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I got it. It is a collective noun...^0^
Thank you very much..
^0^// |
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