Which one of the following sentences contains a collective noun?
a. listen, my children, and you shall hear.
b. the legislature met in secret session.
c. who among you is a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker?
d. the quality of mercy is not strained.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

devin will have to drain the rain out from his garage.