Nouns

What is meant by 'Common Nouns'?

• Name for a specific person

• Name for a specific animal

• Name for a specific place

• Name for a person, animal, place, or thing

Answer explanation

Common nouns refer to general names for people, animals, places, or things, unlike proper nouns which name specific entities. Therefore, the correct choice is 'Name for a person, animal, place, or thing'.

What is an example of 'Proper Nouns'?

• dog

• Kuala Lumpur

• book

• table

Answer explanation

'Proper nouns' refer to specific names of people, places, or organizations. 'Kuala Lumpur' is a proper noun as it is the name of a specific city, while 'dog', 'book', and 'table' are common nouns.

What is meant by 'Singular Nouns'?

• Nouns that refer to more than one

• Nouns that refer to one thing

• Nouns that cannot be counted

• Nouns that refer to a group

Answer explanation

'Singular Nouns' refer to nouns that indicate one thing, distinguishing them from plural nouns, which denote more than one. Therefore, the correct choice is 'Nouns that refer to one thing'.

How do we change 'cat' to its plural form?

• catts

• cates

• cats

• caties

Answer explanation

To change 'cat' to its plural form, we simply add 's' at the end, resulting in 'cats'. The other options are incorrect as they do not follow standard English pluralization rules.

What is an example of 'Uncountable Nouns'?

• pencil

• book

• water

• cat

Answer explanation

'Water' is an uncountable noun, meaning it cannot be counted individually (e.g., one water, two waters). In contrast, 'pencil', 'book', and 'cat' are countable nouns, as they can be counted individually.

What is meant by 'Collective Nouns'?

• Nouns that cannot be counted

• Nouns that refer to a group of people, animals, or things

• Nouns that refer to a single thing

• Nouns that refer to a specific place

Answer explanation

Collective nouns are terms that denote a group of individuals, animals, or objects, such as 'team' or 'flock'. This distinguishes them from singular nouns, making the correct choice 'Nouns that refer to a group of people, animals, or things'.

What is an example of 'Countable Nouns'?

• sugar

• water

• flour

• book

Answer explanation

'Countable nouns' refer to items that can be counted individually. 'Book' is a countable noun because you can have one book, two books, etc. In contrast, 'sugar', 'water', and 'flour' are uncountable nouns.

What needs to be added to change 'box' to plural?

• s

• es

• ies

• ves

Answer explanation

To make 'box' plural, you add 'es' because it ends with an 'x'. The rule for pluralizing nouns that end in 'x' is to add 'es', making the correct answer 'es'.

What is an example of 'Quantifiers'?

• all

• a few

• many

• few

Answer explanation

'A few' is a quantifier that indicates a small number, making it a specific example of quantifiers. Other options like 'all', 'many', and 'few' are also quantifiers, but 'a few' is the correct choice as it fits the context of the question.

What is meant by 'Turning Verbs into Nouns'?

• Turning prepositions into verbs

• Turning adjectives into verbs

• Turning verbs into nouns

• Turning pronouns into nouns

Answer explanation

'Turning Verbs into Nouns' refers to the process of converting action words (verbs) into their noun forms, such as changing 'run' to 'running' or 'decide' to 'decision'. This is the correct interpretation of the phrase.