How many collective nouns are in this paragraph?
her entire family watched as she carried her team in the fourth quarter. the audience, as well as the group of reporters who were watching, were in awe as she dominated both sides of the court. it was the best performance anyone had ever seen.

This paragraph presents four collectives. The collectives are: Family, Team, Audience, group.

Explanation:

Collective nouns are words that indicate the grouping of people, beings, things, objects or animals of the same species. For this reason, we can conclude that the collectives present in this paragraph are: Family, Team, Audience, group.

the author is intending to draw attention to the plight of refugees, editorial and biography support this. both workpieces make the reader empathize with enrique as well as with the other young migrants from central america. the writer, however, is using a different approach to each text.

the editorial includes strong words to persuade readers. he is trying hard to convince readers in the us to change its refugee approach.

the biography relies on narrative techniques and figurative language which the writer uses wisely in the setting, characterization, and personification to educate readers on the topic.