Question

check my answers please? giving a medal!
Chose the term that describes the phrase "the staff" in the sentence below:
15. The staff took the day off and went to lunch together.
a. proper noun
b. common noun
c. collective noun <--
d. compound noun
Chose the term that describes the phrase "was" in the sentence below:
16. He was deeply in love with Janine.
a. action verb <--
b. helping verb.
c. linking verb.
d. none of the above.

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Answer 1

C and C

Answer 2

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