This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun”.
1. What are common nouns?
a) Specific items
b) General items
c) A quality or an idea
d) An action
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Explanation: Common nouns are things, animals, people, etc. which are talked about in general. For example: girls, cow, cake, table, country, dog, etc.
2. What are proper nouns?
a) Specific items
b) General items
c) A quality or an idea
d) An action
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Explanation: Proper nouns are specific words we use for people, places, etc. For example: Sneha, Gujarat, May, Dominos, Harry Potter, etc. They always begin with a capital letter.
3. Identify the noun/nouns in the following sentence and state whether it is a common or proper noun.
Maria and Rhea are waiting for us at the mall.
a) Maria, Rhea – common
b) Maria, Rhea – proper; mall – proper
c) Mall – common
d) Maria, Rhea – proper; mall – common
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Explanation: Maria and Rhea are specific names of two people, making them proper nouns. They also begin with a capital letter. On the other hand, ‘mall’ is just a place but it isn’t a specific mall. If we rather said ‘Total mall’, it would be a proper noun.
4. Identify the noun/nouns in the following sentence and state whether it is a common or proper noun.
We will be shifting to Ranchi in July.
a) We – common; Ranchi – proper
b) Ranchi, July – proper
c) Ranchi – proper; July – common
d) We – common; Ranchi, July – proper
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Explanation: ‘We’ isn’t a noun at all, it is a pronoun. Both ‘Ranchi’ and ‘July’ begin with a capital letter and Ranchi is a specific city and July is a specific month, making them both proper nouns.
5. Identify the noun/nouns in the following sentence and state whether it is a common or proper noun.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon.
a) Neil Armstrong, The Moon – proper; man – common
b) Neil Armstrong – proper; man, moon – common
c) Neil Armstrong – proper
d) Neil Armstrong – proper; man – common
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Explanation: ‘Neil Armstrong’ is the specific name of a person making him a proper noun whereas ‘man’ is just a general word, making it a common noun. ‘Moon’ can be both a common and a proper noun depending on the sentence. For example: The moon orbiting our planet is called The Moon. Here the first ‘moon’ is a common noun but the second ‘The Moon’ is the name of our moon making it a proper noun.
6. Identify the noun/nouns in the following sentence and state whether it is a common or proper noun.
We watched Endgame in the PVR on Sunday.
a) We – common; Endgame – proper
b) Endgame, PVR, Sunday – proper
c) We, endgame – common; PVR – proper
d) We, Sunday – common; Endgame, PVR – proper
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Explanation: ‘We’ is a pronoun and not a noun. Whereas all three – ‘Endgame’, ‘PVR’ and ‘Sunday’ start with a capital letter so automatically, they all become proper nouns.
7. What is a collective noun?
a) A noun based on feelings and ideas, etc.
b) A noun that refers to a group of things, people, etc.
c) A noun that can be counted
d) A noun that cannot be counted
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Explanation: A collective noun is a name given to a collection of people, animals, things, etc. For example: ‘A class of students.’
8. Identify the collective noun in the following sentence (if there is any).
We believe that our football team can win this year for sure!
a) Football team
b) Team
c) Our football team
d) There is no collective noun
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Explanation: ‘Team’ here refers to a group of football players. Hence it is the collective noun in the above sentence.
9. Identify the collective noun in the following sentence (if there is any).
Our teacher comes from a poor family yet she is always happy.
a) Happy
b) Our teacher
c) Family
d) There is no collective noun
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Explanation: ‘Family’ refers to a group of people who have the same blood as ‘the teacher’. Hence it is the collective noun in the above sentence.
10. Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
A ___ of fish ___ always a rare and pretty sight.
a) Shoal; are
b) Shoal; is
c) School; are
d) School; is
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Explanation: The collective noun for ‘fish’ is ‘shoal’. Although ‘shoal’ refers to a group of fish, it is always considered as a singular unit. With a singular unit, we always use ‘is’ verbs generally ending with a ‘s’. For example: Priyanka dances well. Therefore we say ‘A shoal of fish is always a rare and pretty sight.’
11. Fill in the blank with the correct option.
I really hope ___ ___ our first dance performance.
a) Everyone; enjoy
b) Everyone; enjoys
c) Audience; enjoy
d) Audience; enjoys
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Explanation: Using the word ‘audience’ isn’t grammatically correct in the above sentence. Hence we use ‘everyone’. Few words like ‘everyone’ and ‘nobody’ is always singular. Although ‘everyone’ refers to a group of people, it is always considered as a singular unit. Therefore we say ‘Everyone enjoys…’.
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