Test: Noun - 1 - Class 1 MCQ

• Do 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,Cand D are verbs.
  • Option B is a noun.
• Nouns are generally formed with the use of some suffixes.
  Some verbs when changed into nouns change totally.
  They do not just take a suffix and change themselves.

A 'hen' is a female chicken, while a 'rooster', also known as a 'cock', is a male chicken.

• As we have to identify the part of the speech of the word, we need to know the significance of the parts of the speech.
• Parts of speech:
  • A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions. 
  • In English, the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

Let's look at the given word and the correct option.  

• Traitor- a person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle.
• Traitress- a woman who is a traitor.

Thus from the given meaning, we can conclude that the correct answer is Traitress. 

The given word is "Stallion" which refers to a male horse. To form the feminine gender of this word, we need to find the corresponding term for a female horse.

Options:

• Mare: This is the correct answer. A mare is a female horse, and it is the feminine counterpart of a stallion.


• Ewe: This term refers to a female sheep, not a horse.


• Sow: This term refers to a female pig, not a horse.


• Doe: This term refers to a female deer, not a horse.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A: Mare.

Summary:

• The feminine gender of the word "Stallion" is "Mare".


• Option A is the correct answer.

Let's look at the following points-

• Duke-  a nobleman of the highest hereditary rank
• Duchess- The wife or widow of a duke

• A neuter gender is a gender that does not indicate 'sex'
• A neuter gender is usually:
  • Non living thing
  • Flora and fauna (plants, trees, animals and birds)
  • Child, baby
• Teacher falls under the category of 'common gender' hence is the answer.

• A plural noun indicates that there is more than one of that noun (while a singular noun indicates that there is just one of the noun).
• There are some compound nouns in which the pluralization comes before the first hyphen if there is one.
  • Example: The plural form of the Brother-in-law is Brothers-in-law.
• Hence, the plural of 'Commander-in-chief' is 'Commanders-in-chief'.
• Therefore, the correct answer is 'Commanders-in-chief'.

The plural form of the word "lion" is "lions." Here is a detailed explanation:
Definition:
- A lion is a large, carnivorous mammal that belongs to the Felidae family and is native to Africa and a small part of India.
Plural Form:
- The plural form of a noun refers to more than one of that noun.
- In the case of the word "lion," the plural form is "lions."
Reasoning:
- The plural form of most English nouns is formed by adding the letter "s" to the singular form.
- This rule applies to the word "lion" as well, resulting in the plural form "lions."
Examples:
- A single lion is referred to as "a lion."
- Multiple lions are referred to as "lions."
Alternative Options:
- The other options provided in the question are not the plural forms of the word "lion."
- "Pride" refers to a group of lions, but it is not the plural form.
- "Lioness" is the term used to refer to a female lion, not the plural form.
- "Herd" typically refers to a group of grazing animals like cattle or deer, not lions.
In conclusion, the correct plural form of the word "lion" is "lions."

• 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 D are Verb forms.
  • ​Option B is an Abstract Noun.
• Abstract Nouns are formed in many ways such as:
  • By removing the last letters and adding a suffix: Create to creation
  • By adding a suffix: Coward to Cowardice
• ​​​Thus the correct answer is Creation.