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Yes, slaves is a noun. It is the plural of the noun slave, a word for a person who is the legal property of another; a person who has lost self-control and is controlled by something or someone else.
The word slaves is also a verb, the third person, singular present of the verb to slave.
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What is the collective noun for slaves?
Collective nouns for slaves are a gang of slaves or a coffle of slaves.
Is slavery a collective noun?
No, the noun 'slavery' is an uncountable, common, abstract noun; a word for condition in which one person is owned as property by another; involuntary servitude; excessive dependence on or devotion to someone or something; a word for a thing.The noun 'slavery' is not a collective noun. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way; for example a coffle of slaves.
What part of speech is whipping?
Whip can be a verb or a noun. Verb -- Slaves were often whipped by their owners. -- past tense Noun -- The cattle man cracked his whip.
Is workers a synonym for labor when used as a noun?
Yes, the word 'labor' is both a verb and a noun.The noun 'labor' is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for physical or mental exertion; a word for a thing.Examples:Here on Earth, we labor for our food and shelter. (verb)The wealth of a plantation was earned by the labor of slaves. (noun)
What is a collective noun for workers?
The collective nouns for the noun 'workers' are:a crew of workersa staff of workers
What part of speech is slaves in?
The word slaves is a plural noun, although depending upon context it could also be a verb. As a noun: the plantation owner used slaves to grow his cotton. As a verb: my wife slaves away in the kitchen while I watch TV.
What is the collective noun for slaves?
Collective nouns for slaves are a gang of slaves or a coffle of slaves.
Is slave a contrations word?
No, the noun 'slave' and the verb to 'slave' are base words.The noun forms are slave (singular) and slaves (plural).The verb forms are slave, slaves slaving, and slaved.
What is the abstract noun for slavary?
The word 'slavery' is an abstract noun, a word for a state of being a slave, the practice of owning or trading in slaves.
Is slavery a collective noun?
No, the noun 'slavery' is an uncountable, common, abstract noun; a word for condition in which one person is owned as property by another; involuntary servitude; excessive dependence on or devotion to someone or something; a word for a thing.The noun 'slavery' is not a collective noun. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way; for example a coffle of slaves.
What is the adjective for the noun 'advantage'?
Advantageous Pharaoh thought it would be advantageous To have himself a sarcophagus But for the slaves who built it It really was outrageous
What part of speech is whipping?
Whip can be a verb or a noun. Verb -- Slaves were often whipped by their owners. -- past tense Noun -- The cattle man cracked his whip.
Is workers a synonym for labor when used as a noun?
Yes, the word 'labor' is both a verb and a noun.The noun 'labor' is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for physical or mental exertion; a word for a thing.Examples:Here on Earth, we labor for our food and shelter. (verb)The wealth of a plantation was earned by the labor of slaves. (noun)
Where all slaves from Africa?
In early America, mostly. In the world, absolutely not. Our word "slave" comes from the world "slav," a European (white) people who were apparently taken as slaves a lot back in the day. Slaves could also be captured enemy soldiers of any nation, especially in the ancient world, when slavery was extremely common. Later on, kidnapping African tribesmen became the most profitable form of slavery.
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
Who were the roman slaves called?
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Why should slaves vote?
Slaves should not be slaves.
