Practice Test: Nouns- 2 - CAT MCQ

A proper noun is used to name a specific person, place, or thing.

• These nouns are always capitalised.
• Examples include names like London, Elizabeth, or Amazon.
• They distinguish specific entities from general categories.

The noun oil is uncountable. Here’s why:

• Uncountable nouns refer to substances or concepts that cannot be counted as individual items.
• Oil is a liquid, often measured in litres or gallons, not in discrete units.
• Unlike countable nouns, uncountable nouns do not typically use plural forms or numbers directly.

On the other hand:
a) Sister, b) Boy, and c) Slave are countable nouns because you can use numbers to count individual sisters, boys, or slaves.

In grammar, gender refers to the classification of nouns into masculine, feminine, or neuter gender. The terms book, pen, room, and tree are classified under the neuter gender. Here’s why:

• They are inanimate objects, which do not have any gender.
• The neuter gender is used for things that are neither male nor female.

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing performing the action.

In "The horse kicked the girl":

• The horse is performing the action.
• Thus, the subject is the horse.

The structure of the sentence is Subject-Verb-Object, where "horse" is the subject, "kicked" is the verb, and "the girl" is the object.

Childhood and boyhood are abstract nouns that represent states or stages in life. Abstract nouns refer to concepts, qualities, or conditions that cannot be perceived through the five senses.

• Childhood signifies the early years of life.
• Boyhood specifically refers to the period of being a boy.
• Both terms illustrate distinct stages in personal development.
• Thus, the correct classification for these nouns is State.

In the sentence "Haris is a poor man," the word 'man' is classified as a common noun. A common noun:

• Is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
• Does not refer to a specific individual.
• In this context, 'man' represents a general category of individuals.

Therefore, it is not a specific or proper name for any particular person.

An abstract noun refers to a quality, state, or concept that cannot be perceived by the senses. In this case, "slavery" represents a concept or state of being, rather than a physical object. It is an abstract noun because it denotes the condition of being a slave, which is a non-material concept.

In contrast:

• "Girl" and "horse" are concrete nouns, representing specific individuals or objects.
• "Doctor" is a common noun denoting a profession.

The noun in opposition, “the teacher,” does not have a distinct case in English, as the language lacks a comprehensive case system for nouns like some other languages do. However, when evaluating the provided options:

• Accusative is typically linked to the object of a verb.
• In this context, since “the teacher” is in apposition to “your uncle,” it may be viewed similarly to the accusative case.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. Accusative.

In the sentence "The police controlled the crowd", the word "crowd" is a collective noun. Collective nouns refer to a group or collection of individuals considered as a whole. Specifically:

• "Crowd" represents a gathering of people.
• Collective nouns are singular in form.
• They refer to a group of people or things.

The feminine noun for 'colt' is filly. A filly refers to a young female horse, which is the female counterpart to a colt, a young male horse.