Read the following sentence.

Paper airplanes are an example of origami.

What is the correct classification of the underlined word?
A.
plural, concrete, common, collective, countable
B.
plural, concrete, common, compound, uncountable
C.
singular, concrete, common, compound, countable
D.
plural, concrete, common, compound, countable

Question

Read the following sentence.
 
Paper airplanes are an example of origami.
 
What is the correct classification of the underlined word?
A.
plural, concrete, common, collective, countable
B.
plural, concrete, common, compound, uncountable
C.
singular, concrete, common, compound, countable
D.
plural, concrete, common, compound, countable

anonymous · Answer

The underlined word is airplanes

blurbendy · Answer

It can't be C, because airplanes is not singular. You can count airplanes so it is countable. So, it must be A or D. Look at this webpage to determine whether or not it is collective or compound: http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/nouns_collective-compound.html Let me know if you have any questions!