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In the paragraph below, how many collective nouns are there? The committee reviewed the proposals, the jury deliberated, and the team celebrated.

hard 2 marks Class 6 · English · English Grammar - Nouns
Answer
3

The correct answer is 3 — The answer is 3.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Read each noun phrase in the paragraph.
  2. Recall that collective nouns refer to groups of people or things.
  3. Identify 'committee' as a collective noun for a group of people.
  4. Identify 'jury' as a collective noun for a group of people.
  5. Identify 'team' as a collective noun for a group of people.
  6. Count the total: 3.
  7. The answer is 3.
Common mistake: Counting singular nouns instead of collective nouns

Concept tested: Identifying collective nouns

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