In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My uncle is one of the ..... of the society.
elitists
elites
elite
elitist
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this is totally wrng! ELITE is lyk staff or personnel,a collective noun4influencial people in a society,you shud nt put an "s" at the back;as elites. in one group of elite ,we can find many people
C. elite
"Elite" refers to a group of people considered to be the best or most skilled in a particular area or society. In this context, "elite" is a noun, and it's the correct choice because it refers to a group of people, and your uncle is one of them.
plural elites. elite. /ɪˈliːt/ plural elites
idg what language y'all are speaking
Elite can be a collective noun, but only when you want to emphasise the unity of the group, as in: The elite of the society is powerful.
But when you are referring to a feature or quality of individual members of the elite group, you have to use it in its non-collective form, as in the sentence in the question above. The phrase "one of the..." requires a plural countable noun. This is why "elites" is the answer to this question.
Here is the correct explanation:
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This is wrong..it should be elite...can U̶̲̥̅̊ say one ♌ the richs men...bt one ♌ Ɗ rich men
The correct answer is B(elites). The plural of elite is elites. Let's say we are talking about intellectuals only in a particular field (e.g medical field or legal field) it would have been elite( no 's') but in a society we have intellectuals from different fields, elites is the appropriate word here
