Choose the type of nouns underlined in the following sentence:
He gave me a bunch of grapes.
A
bunch - Collective; grapes - Common
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B
bunch - Common; grapes - Collective
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C
bunch - Common; grapes - Proper
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D
bunch - Abstract; grapes - Proper
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Solution
The correct option is A bunch - Collective; grapes - Common The name given to every person or thing of the same class orkind is a common noun. The name given to a collection of persons or things taken together and spoken of as one whole is a collective noun.
Bunch is used to describe a collection of items, hence it is a collective noun. Grapes is the common noun for a fruit.