Angry Orchard's David Sipes Gets Samuel Adams to Try Cider. PORTLAND, Ore. ( TheStreet) -- When you grab a pint in almost any of New England's pubs, cider sits right beside stouts and lagers as a drink of choice. It's not a beer substitute, it's not there just for beer haters or vegans -- it just is.
collective noun. n. 1. (Grammar) a noun that is singular in form but that refers to a group of people or things. Usage: Collective nouns are usually used with singular verbs: the family is on holiday; General Motors is mounting a big sales campaign.
My Study Guide says that a collective noun is considered singular when it refers to a group as a whole: His family was invited.. Then in the Self-Check Test following that discussion had this sentence: Her family (is, are) well.. I believed that this family was referring to the group as a whole, so I chose is..