Nouns, Pronouns, & Verbs Review

Which term does the following describe:

a word that names a person, place, or thing

• verb

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

Which term does the following describe:

a word that names a group of something

• plural noun

• singular noun

• collective noun

• group noun

Which of the following is a collective noun?

The returning astronauts waved to the cheering crowd.

• astronauts

• crowd

• waved

• cheering

Which term does the following describe:

a noun that names a particular person, place, thing, or idea

• proper noun

• common noun

• collective noun

• pronoun

Which term does the following describe:

the general name of a person, place, thing, or idea

• proper noun

• common noun

• collective noun

• pronoun

Which of the following words is a common noun?

I like to watch the New York Yankees on television.

• I

• New York

• Yankees

• television

Which term does the following describe:

a word that names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by any of the senses

• concrete noun

• abstract noun

• collective noun

• personal pronoun

Which term does the following describe:

a word that names an idea, quality, or characteristic

• concrete noun

• abstract noun

• collective noun

• personal pronoun

Which of the following an abstract noun?

• sneeze

• chimney

• star

• beauty

Which term does the following describe:

a word that takes the place of a noun or a word/phrase acting as a noun

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective