Homework Help: english

Posted by Alexander on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 1:17am.

which one of the following sentences contains a collective noun?

A. the quality of mercy is not strained.
B. wo among you is a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker?
C. Listen, my children, and you shall hear.
D. the legislature met in secret session.

is it (B)?

english - Steve, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 5:00am
D

"you" is a pronoun, not a noun.

"legislature" is a group of people, like a pod of whales, or a pride of lions. Maybe not a perfect analogy, since we don't speak of "a legislature of politicians", but (C) is out, because "children" is just a plural noun.
english - Ann, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 5:49pm
D is the answer, collective noun is a special class, name groups [things] composed of members [usually people]. Examples: army
audience,board,cabinet,class,committee,
company,corporation etc...

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