Question

2. Read the sentence and select the type of noun that corresponds with the bolded word.

Our 'family' likes to be in warm climates in the winter.

compound noun
abstract noun
collective noun
proper noun

(Family is the one in bold)

Answer 1

https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#q=define%20collective%20noun

Answer 2

@Aveline is right!! 'Family' is a collective noun, because you are talking about a group of people as one unit (one family can be comprised of, say, a dad, a mom, two daughters, and a son).