Which one of the following sentences contains a collective noun? A. Who among you is a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker? B. The legislature met in secret session. C. Listen, my children, and you shall hear. D. The quality of mercy is not strained.

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User: Which one of the following sentences contains a collective noun? A. Who among you is a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker? B. The legislature met in secret session. C. Listen, my children, and you shall hear. D. The quality of mercy is not strained.

Weegy: The sentence: "The legislature met in secret session" contains a collective noun (legislature).
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User: Which sentence contains an action verb? A. Her dog seems fierce. B. Mary works every day. C. Lynn is pretty. D. She was lazy last year.

Weegy: Mary works every day. This sentence contains an action verb.
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User: In the following sentence, which word is an adverb used to modify an adjective? It was quite late for a telephone call. A. quite B. late C. telephone D. for

Weegy: In the sentence "It was quite late for a telephone call", the word "quite" is an adverb used to modify an adjective.
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User: Identify the degree of comparison used in the following sentence. The air is more humid since the thunderstorm passed through town. A. Comparative B. Superlative C. Absolute D. Positive

Weegy: In the sentence "the air is more humid since the thunderstorm passed through town", more is comparative.
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User: Choose the sentence that uses a preposition to express a logical relationship. A. Ray's cell phone rang loudly during the meeting. B. He practiced for the piano recital from early morning to late afternoon. C. Karen decided to stay home instead of going to the party. D. The spider scurried under the kitchen cabinet.

Weegy: "He practiced for the piano recital from early morning to late afternoon" uses a preposition to express a logical relationship.
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User: Which of the following is an interjection? A. Is B. Hunting C. Acrimonious D. Wow

Weegy: An interjection is inserted to add emphasis to a phase. In this case, "Wow" would offer an extra emphasis.

User: Choose the sentence in which the verb is a linking verb. A. He has walked to work from his house. B. His hours are long and busy. C. His boss pays him well. D. He works at a gas station.

Weegy: In the sentence "His hours are long and busy", ARE is a linking verb. Linking verbs do not express action.
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User: Which of the following words can be used as a noun? A. Love B. Happily C. If D. Younger

Weegy: The word LOVE can be used as a noun.
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