Question

20 Pick out the proper and common nouns from the following sentences, state which of the common nouns are collective: 1. A herd of cows was grazing in the field. 2. There was a pile of books on the table. CON 3. All living creatures need food to survive. cos 4. The magician turned a bunch of keys into a pigeon 5. The Mazar-e-Quaid is a special place for Pakistanis. 6. We could see crowds of people standing in the streets. 7. The crew of the sinking ship refused to leave the Captain behind, 8. The class wanted Reema to be their monitor. 9. In winter, flocks of birds come to this lake. 10. Africa is the second largest continent. 11. The horse could not pull that cart full of sand. 12. Sikander has joined a company of actor​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. cows- proper noun, field- common noun

2. table - proper noun, books- common noun,

3.food - common noun,

4.keys- common noun, pigeon- proper noun

5. pakistanis- proper noun, place- common noun

6. crowds- collective noun, people- common noun, streets- common noun

7. crew- collective noun, ship - common noun, captain- proper noun

8. class- collective noun, reema- proper noun,

9. birds - collective noun, lake- proper noun,

10.africa- proper noun, continent- common noun

11. horse- proper noun, cart- common noun,

12. sikander - proper noun, company- common noun, actor - collective noun