Understanding Nouns

What do nouns primarily name?

• Only animate objects

• Only ideas and feelings

• Only inanimate objects

• Both animate and inanimate objects, as well as ideas, qualities, feelings, and conditions

Which of the following is NOT a type of noun?

• Proper

• Gerund

• Common

• Adjective

What is a common noun?

• A noun that cannot be counted

• A noun that names a group of people, animals, places, or things

• A noun that names a class of person, animal, place, or thing

• A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing

Which example best illustrates a collective noun?

• Tree

• Cotton

• Herd

• Wisdom

What is a concrete noun?

• A noun that cannot be counted

• A noun that names something that can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted

• A noun that names an idea or quality

• A noun that is made up of two or more words

Which of the following is an abstract noun?

• Mountain

• Cotton

• Peace

• Tree

What distinguishes a countable noun from an uncountable noun?

• Countable nouns have singular and plural forms and can be written with a number

• Uncountable nouns have singular and plural forms

• Uncountable nouns can be written with a number

• Countable nouns cannot be written with a number

Which of the following is a compound noun?

• Shopping

• Weekend

• Hospital

• Water

What is a gerund?

• A noun made from a verb by adding -ing

• A noun that names a group of people, animals, places, or things

• A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing

• A noun that cannot be counted

Which gender classification does the word 'agent' fall under?

• Neuter

• Common

• Feminine

• Masculine