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Latest post Fri, Sep 4 2009 2:09 AM by Clive. 1 replies.
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Anonymous  +  885686 Fri, 04 Sep 09 12:57 AM
Can you tell me what is the collective, compound or proper noun in the following sentence:


In 1895, a system was built that enabled a group to send and receive signals through the air.


Thanks - it' been a long time since I've had to remember this stuff!

Clive  +  885772 Fri, 04 Sep 09 02:09 AM
Hi,

A compound noun is one that is formed from more than one word, eg systems analyst, wirecutters.

There aren't any in your sentence.

 

A collective noun refers to a collection, eg a group (of people), a litter (of puppies), a team (of players).

So, in your sentence, 'a group'.

 

A proper noun is a name, eg Tom, Fred, Obama, Paris, Iraq. None in your sentence.

 

What you have in your sentence is a lot of common nouns.

system, signals, air, group ('group' is both a common noun and a collective noun).

 

The two main classes of nouns are proper or common. Every noun is one or the other.

 

Best wishes, Clive

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