Test: Noun - 2

Nun- a woman belonging to a religious order.

Hen- a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.
Chick - a young bird, especially one newly hatched.
Rooster- a male domestic fowl; a cock.
Chicken- a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

Hart- an adult male deer
Heiress- a woman who is legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death
Hind- the female of the red deer
Hound- a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds
Mare- a female horse

A collective noun is a word for a group of things, people, or animals, etc.

• Example: Team, Committee, Army, Jury, etc.

• Many words in English can be used in more than one part of speech.
• Let's consider the words given in options:
  • Options A,B, and D are Common Nouns
  • ​Option C is an Abstract Noun.
• Abstract Nouns are formed in many ways such as:
  • By removing the last letter and adding a suffix: Create to Creation
  • By adding a suffix: Coward to Cowardice
  • ​By totally changing the word: Machine to Mechanism
• So the Abstract Noun of Machine is 'Mechanism'
• Thus the correct answer is Mechanism.

• Let us explore the options:
  • Common Noun: A noun denoting a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual.
  • Collective Noun: A collective noun is a collection of things taken as a whole.
  • Abstract Noun: A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.
  • ​Proper Noun: A name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelt with an initial capital letter.
• 'Crowd' means a large number of persons especially when collected together.
• Hence, the underlined noun 'crowd' is a 'collective noun'.

Bunch: It is the collective noun used with plural nouns such as 'keys', 'grapes' etc.

• If the singular noun ends in ‑us, the plural ending is frequently ‑i.
• The plural of cactus is cacti.
• Cactus is a succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem which typically bears spines, lacks leaves, and has brilliantly coloured flowers. 
• Similarly plural of focus is foci.

• Compare is the verb form.
• Many words in English can be used in more than one part of speech.
• Let's consider the words given in options:
  • Options A,C and Dare verbs.
  • Option C can also be used as an adjective.
• Nouns are generally formed with the use of some suffixes after the verbs.
• Some nouns are formed by removing some last letters of the word and adding a suffix.

• If the singular noun ends in ‑us, the plural ending is frequently ‑i.
• The plural of cactus is cacti.
• Cactus is a succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem which typically bears spines, lacks leaves, and has brilliantly coloured flowers.