The noun 'crew' is a collective noun for: a crew of barbers a crew of laborers a crew of pilots a crew of rowers a crew of sailors a crew of firemen or rescue workers.
Appropriate collective nouns are a galley of rowers or a team of rowers.
Example sentences for the collective noun 'crew':A crew of laborers cleared the debris that blocked the road.The crew of sailors stood at attention for the captain's review.Coffee will be served to the crew of pilots soon after takeoff.A crew of firemen have blocked off the street of the fire.I'm trying out for a position on the crew of rowers.The crew of rescue workers airlifted the victims to safety.
A noun (or a collective noun) functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:A crew of laborers cleared the debris that blocked the road. (the noun 'crew' is the subject of the sentence)The coffee that the crew of pilots ordered was served following takeoff. (the noun 'crew' is the subject of the relative clause)The captain inspected a crew of sailors standing at attention. (the noun 'crew' is the direct object of the verb 'inspected')I'm trying out for a position on the crew of rowers. (the noun 'crew' is the object of the preposition 'on')
The collective noun for sailors is a crew.
The collective noun for pilots is a crew of pilots.
The collective noun for seamen is "crew" or "sailors."
The collective noun 'crew' is singular, one crew. The correct verb is 'The crew prepares...'.
The standard collective noun is a crew of workmen.
The collective noun for pilots is a crew of pilots.
Collective nouns for miners are a crew or a shift.
Navy is not a collective noun. The word navy is a singular, common noun; a word for a color and a word for a military branch.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example:a fleet of ships (fleet is the collective noun)a crew of sailors (crew is the collective noun)a rainbow of colors (rainbow is the collective noun)