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Weegy: A noun is a part of speech that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action.

A noun or noun phrase can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object, complement, appositive, or object of a preposition. In addition,
nouns sometimes modify other nouns to form compound nouns.

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Weegy: A collective noun usually takes a plural verb and a plural pronoun
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A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words.

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A collective noun (grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.

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