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lak

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A sentence reads The students who arrive late for the examination will be penalized. In this sentence, the relative pronoun is _____.
 
  A. students
  B. late
  C. arrive
  D. who

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a collective noun?
 
  A. Family
  B. Person
  C. Snakes
  D. Toys



gstein359

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Answer to Question 1

D
In the given sentence, the relative pronoun is who. The pronouns who, that, and which
are called relative pronouns because they relate to other words, called antecedents.

Answer to Question 2

A
Family is an example of a collective noun. A collective noun is one that refers to a group, or
collection, of persons or things.



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