Choose the correct collocation: The university library houses a vast ______ of rare historical manuscripts from the Levant.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. collection
- Step 1: Identify standard collocation for preserved archival documents: A 'vast collection of manuscripts'.
- Step 2: 'Collection' is the accepted noun for curated documents, art, and specimens.
- Step 3: 'Gathering', 'throng', and 'congregation' refer to groups of human beings.
Answer
collection.
Why not the others: 'gathering' is an informal meeting; 'throng' is a dense crowd; 'congregation' is an assembly of religious worshippers.
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