Read the following sentence, and then select the group of words that consists of only nouns.

Instead, he believed humans should turn their efforts to providing conditions that reinforce desired behavior, thus improving human behavior in general.

A.

humans, efforts, behavior, thus

B.

he, efforts, providing, conditions

C.

Instead, humans, behavior, general

D.

humans, efforts, conditions, general

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Frida Finley

23 March, 04:33

Read the following sentence, and then select the group of words that consists of only nouns.

Instead, he believed humans should turn their efforts to providing conditions that reinforce desired behavior, thus improving human behavior in general.

A.

humans, efforts, behavior, thus

B.

he, efforts, providing, conditions

C.

Instead, humans, behavior, general

D.

humans, efforts, conditions, general

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Cael Huang · Answer 1

The answer is D. Each word is a noun, meaning it is either a person, place, or thing, as well as an idea.

Bruce Burke · Answer 2

A. "Thus" is not a noun, but a conjunction.

B. "He" is not a noun, but a pronoun.

C. "Instead" is not a noun, but a conjunction.

D. [All of them are nouns.]

The answer is D