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Collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. However, the word 'colorful' is an adjective; collective nouns are not used with adjectives. Collective nouns are used to group nouns. An appropriate collective noun is a 'rainbow of colors'.
The noun 'rainbow' is a standard collective noun for:
- a rainbow of reasons
- a rainbow of butterflies
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∙ 9y ago
Juavan Oosthuysen
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∙ 10y agoYes, the word 'rainbow' is a common noun, a word for any rainbow anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; fore example:
- Lil' Miss Rainbow (professional clown), Athens, GA
- Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnellon, FL
- Rainbow (brand) Sandals, Rainbow Sandals, Inc., San Clemente, CA
- "Over the Rainbow" (or "Somewhere Over the Rainbow") by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
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∙ 6y agoNo, the noun 'rainbow' is a concrete noun, a word for something that can be seen.
An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted or touched.
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∙ 6y agoNo, the noun 'rainbow' is a count noun. The plural noun is rainbows.
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∙ 9y agoYes, the noun 'rainbow' is a countable noun. The plural form is rainbows.
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Is rainbow an adjective?
The word rainbow is a noun. Using it with another noun is called a noun adjunct, and is not classified as an adjective (e.g. rainbow sheen, rainbow trout).
What part of speech is rainbow?
The word rainbow is a noun. A rainbow is a multicoloured arch that appears in the sky.
Is navy a collective noun?
Navy is not a collective noun. The word navy is a singular, common noun; a word for a color and a word for a military branch.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example:a fleet of ships (fleet is the collective noun)a crew of sailors (crew is the collective noun)a rainbow of colors (rainbow is the collective noun)
Is rainbow a pronoun?
No, the word 'rainbow' is a noun; a word for a display of the colors of the spectrum produced by dispersion of light; a variety of related and typically colorful things; a word for a a thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'rainbow' is it.Example:There was a rainbow in the mist of the waterfall. It was beautiful. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'rainbow' as the subject of the second sentence)
Is rug proper or common noun?
Common
A rainbow is it a noun?
Yes, "rainbow" is a noun. It refers to an arc of colors that appears in the sky when sunlight is refracted, dispersed, and reflected in water droplets.
Is Rainbow fish a common noun or proper noun?
Yes
Is rainbow an adjective?
The word rainbow is a noun. Using it with another noun is called a noun adjunct, and is not classified as an adjective (e.g. rainbow sheen, rainbow trout).
What part of speech is rainbow?
The word rainbow is a noun. A rainbow is a multicoloured arch that appears in the sky.
Is rainbows a proper noun?
No, the word 'rainbow' is a common noun, a general word for any arch in the sky made up of different colors that forms when the sun's rays are refracted by rain drops; any display or array of different colors.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.Examples of proper nouns for the common noun 'rainbow' are:Rainbow Shops, retail apparel chain based in Brooklyn, NYRainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah"Over the Rainbow", Academy Award winning song from the movie "The Wizard of Oz".
Is navy a collective noun?
Navy is not a collective noun. The word navy is a singular, common noun; a word for a color and a word for a military branch.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example:a fleet of ships (fleet is the collective noun)a crew of sailors (crew is the collective noun)a rainbow of colors (rainbow is the collective noun)
Is rainbow a pronoun?
No, the word 'rainbow' is a noun; a word for a display of the colors of the spectrum produced by dispersion of light; a variety of related and typically colorful things; a word for a a thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'rainbow' is it.Example:There was a rainbow in the mist of the waterfall. It was beautiful. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'rainbow' as the subject of the second sentence)
What is a proper noun for the word song?
A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun for the common noun 'song' is the name (title) of a song, for example; "Over the Rainbow" from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" or the Beatles "Yesterday".
Is teacher a proper or common noun?
common noun
Is the word rainbow a noun?
Well. a noun is a name of a person place or thing. A rainbow is a thing so to speak.
Is rug proper or common noun?
Common
Is processor a common noun or a proper noun?
Common noun
