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Nouns MCQs

Practice Nouns MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn about common nouns, proper nouns, collective nouns, abstract nouns and concrete nouns through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #321
The word 'means' when meaning method can be:
A. uncountable
B. singular
C. plural
D. both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Means' has same singular and plural form.
This question belongs to: English Nouns
Question #322
Find the abstract noun: 'His performance showed great skill.'
A. great
B. skill
C. showed
D. performance
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Skill' is an abstract quality.
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Question #323
The noun 'family' as a unit takes:
A. singular verb
B. plural verb
C. either
D. none
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
When considered as a unit, singular: 'The family is united.' But it can take plural if members individually: 'The family are quarrelling.' So C is better. But default singular.
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Question #324
The plural of 'phenomenon' is:
A. phenomena
B. phenomenas
C. phenomeni
D. phenomenons
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Greek: phenomenon -> phenomena.
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Question #325
What is the noun form of 'laugh'?
A. laugher
B. laughing
C. laughter
D. laughs
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Laughter' is the abstract noun.
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Question #326
The plural of 'man-servant' is:
A. men-servant
B. man-servant
C. men-servants
D. man-servants
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Both parts become plural: men-servants.
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Question #327
Identify the error: 'Many a boy have failed.'
A. boy
B. Many a
C. have
D. failed
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Many a' takes singular verb: 'has'.
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Question #328
The word 'linguistics' is:
A. none
B. plural
C. countable
D. singular
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Subject name, singular: Linguistics is...
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Question #329
The noun 'tiger' is which gender?
A. feminine
B. masculine
C. neuter
D. common
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Tiger' is masculine; feminine is tigress.
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Question #330
What is the plural of 'basis'?
A. bases
B. basii
C. basises
D. basis
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
-is -> -es: basis -> bases.
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Question #331
The noun 'sheep' is:
A. uncountable
B. singular only
C. plural only
D. same singular and plural
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Same form.
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Question #332
Find the error: 'The poetries of Keats are romantic.'
A. romantic
B. of
C. are
D. poetries
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Poetry' is uncountable; 'the poetry of Keats is...'
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Question #333
The noun 'army' takes:
A. always plural
B. uncountable
C. can be singular or plural
D. always singular
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Collective, can be both.
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Question #334
The plural of 'thief' is:
A. thieves
B. thiefs
C. thiefes
D. thievs
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
-f to -ves.
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Question #335
What is the noun form of 'hot'?
A. heating
B. hot
C. heat
D. hotness
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Heat' is the noun.
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Question #336
The noun 'offspring' is:
A. plural
B. both
C. uncountable
D. singular
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Same form for singular and plural.
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Question #337
Which is the feminine of 'heir'?
A. heirress
B. heira
C. heiress
D. heirine
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Heiress' is feminine.
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Question #338
Identify the error: 'He is one of the best student.'
A. one of
B. No error
C. student
D. the best
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
After 'one of the', we use plural noun: 'students'.
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Question #339
The noun 'alms' is:
A. both
B. singular
C. uncountable
D. plural
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Alms' is generally treated as singular now, but traditionally plural. Some say it's singular: 'Alms is given'. I'll put singular.
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Question #340
The noun 'committee' when referring to members individually takes:
A. singular verb
B. none
C. plural verb
D. either
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Plural when individuals: 'The committee are...'
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