As a general rule, collective nouns such as family, class, faculty, audience take singular verbs. for example: this year the graduating class is having a beach party after the ceremony. true or false

What object do the men think of as a trifle?

Read the sentence. “yesterday we arrived late for the outdoor concert in the city gardens.” which words in the sentence are adverbs? a. late; city b. yesterday; outdoor c. yesterday; late d. outdoor; city

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.