Nouns

Question 0

In a sentence, the nouns that specifically name people and places and start with a capital letter are called?

A. Common nouns
B. Gerunds
C. Proper nouns
D. Countable nouns
E. Uncountable nouns

Answer 0

C. Proper nouns

Peter, London, Great Wall of China

Question 1

Common nouns are the least complex type of noun. It is a word that identifies? (List 5)

Answer 1

A person, animal, place, thing or idea.

Question 2

What are the continuous (+ing) verbs, which represent “the activity” rather than “the action” and which may also be used in place of the noun, called

A. Common nouns
B. Gerunds
C. Proper nouns
D. Countable nouns
E. Uncountable nouns

Answer 2

B. Gerunds

“I like to cook - I like cooking”
“I like boxing but I don’t like to box”

Question 3

Nouns that may be both singular or plural.
(Singular usually have a article (a, an) plural usually end with “s”) cow cows bottle bottles

A. Common nouns
B. Gerunds
C. Proper nouns
D. Countable nouns
E. Uncountable nouns

Answer 3

D. Countable nouns

Question 4

Nouns that do not have a plural, and are often liquids, powders, or intangible ideas. In the positive sentences to show degrees we use “some” and “not any” or “not much” in the negative.
Sand, ice-cream, paint, music, homework, money

A. Common nouns
B. Gerunds
C. Proper nouns
D. Countable nouns
E. Uncountable nouns

Answer 4

E. Uncountable nouns

Question 5

Uncountable nouns become countable only with the use of ? which are countable nouns.

“Bread” is uncountable
“A loaf” is countable

Answer 5

Containers

Question 6

Some nouns may be used as ________________ or

Un___________________ nouns, depending on the situation.

Answer 6

Countable / Uncountable

“An apple” - refers to an apple
“Apples” - refers to the plural
“Apple” (with no article) may refer to liquefied or chopped Apple.