Question

The boat's crew consisted of nine able-bodied sailors.
Which word in the sentence is a collective noun?
A: boat's
B: nine
C: crew
D: sailors

I think it may either be crew or sailors, but I don't know which one. Could someone please help and explain to me why?? Thank you!

Answer 1

Answer is C :) Crew

Answer 2

Need any more help :)?????

Answer 3

It is crew. A collective noun describes or show a group of individuals. EX: The sailor is part of the CREW. Crew describes all of them while sailor only shows what they are.

Answer 4

no do you know what a collective noun is

Answer 5

me?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

yea

Answer 8

Trust me its crew!

Answer 9

that what i said.....

Answer 10

whoops i thought u were the person who asked the question #Brain Fart

Answer 11

lol. ok

Answer 12

Thank you!! I know what it is, I'm just going back over tests to raise my scores from a 86% to above a 90% to raise my GPA and I don't want to take any risks!