A. The quality of mercy is not strained.
B. Listen, my children, and you shall hear.
C. The legislature met in secret session.
D. Who among you is a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker?
2007-09-19 01:34:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
C - legislature = a GROUP (collection) of people
a "collective noun" is a singular form referring to a group of objects (or persons!), such as "group" itself
on the other hand
* mercy = abstract noun (refers to a concept, rather than a tangible object
* children = plural
* butcher, etc = simple singular noun
2007-09-19 01:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A collective noun is a noun the really describes a group of people. So the answer would be C.
2007-09-19 01:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by Mscott21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legislature is the collective noun!!!
2007-09-19 01:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by shay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋