Types of Nouns

What is a common noun?

• A common noun is a rare name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun is a generic name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun is a proper name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

• tiger

• pencil

• laptop

• New York City

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What is a collective noun?

• A collective noun is a proper noun that represents a group of individuals.

• A collective noun is a type of adjective used to describe a group of individuals.

• A collective noun is a noun that represents a group of individuals.

• A collective noun is a verb that represents a group of individuals.

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Provide an example of a common noun.

• swarm

• Apple

• Atlantic Ocean

• car

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Can you identify a proper noun in the sentence: 'John went to the store'?

• store

• the

• went

• John

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Name a collective noun for a group of birds.

• herd

• swarm

• pack

• flock

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Is 'city' a common noun or a proper noun?

• big noun

• singular noun

• unique noun

• common noun

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Identify the collective noun in the sentence: 'A flock of sheep grazed in the field.'

• grazed

• field

• sheep

• flock

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Give an example of a proper noun for a country.

• Ganga

• Australia

• Paris

• Uttarakhand

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What type of noun is 'team'?

• singular

• adjective

• abstract

• collective

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