My whole family-- family is a collective noun denoting a group of individuals considere d as one complete whole. More examples of collective nouns of this type: A crowd of people /a team of football players /the board of directors The whole class/ the entire army On and off --sometimes we can use another version to replace“ on and off” off and on” On and on --continuously They talked on and on last night in the dormitory. We live in the depths of the country- live somewhere in the countryside which is a long way from any town.• My whole family— family is a collective noun, denoting a group of individuals considered as one complete whole. • More examples of collective nouns of this type: • A crowd of people /a team of football players /the board of directors • The whole class/ the entire army . • On and off ---sometimes we can use another version to replace “ on and off” --- “off and on” • On and on ---continuously • They talked on and on last night in the dormitory. • We live in the depths of the country—we live somewhere in the countryside which is a long way from any town