Important Questions: The Noun Numbers | English Grammar Class 7 PDF Download

Q.1. What are the two types of noun numbers?

Ans: The two types of noun numbers are singular and plural. Singular refers to one, while plural refers to more than one.

Q.2. Define singular noun.

Ans: A singular noun refers to one person, animal, thing or place, for example boy, dog and city.

Q.3. Define plural noun.

Ans: A plural noun refers to more than one person, animal, thing or place, for example boys, dogs and cities.

Q.4. What is the rule for making most nouns plural?

Ans: Most nouns form their plural by adding an s at the end of the word; for example, book becomes books and car becomes cars.

Q.5. Give an example of an irregular plural noun.

Ans: An example of an irregular plural noun is child, which becomes children in the plural. Other irregular examples include man → men and tooth → teeth.

Q.6. How do you make nouns ending in 'y' plural?

Ans: Nouns ending in y usually follow two rules: if a consonant comes before the y, change the y to i and add es (for example baby → babies); if a vowel comes before the y, simply add s (for example key → keys).

Q.7. What is a collective noun?

Ans: A collective noun names a group of people, animals or things as a single unit, for example team, flock or family.

Q.8. What is the difference between countable and uncountable nouns?

Ans: Countable nouns are things that can be counted and have singular and plural forms, for example book/books or car/cars. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted as separate items and usually do not have a plural form, for example water, sugar and sand.

Q.9. What is the plural form of the noun 'mouse'?

Ans: The plural form of mouse is mice.

Q.10. What is a collective noun? Provide some examples and explain how they are used.

Ans: A collective noun refers to a group of people, animals or things treated as a single unit. Examples include team, flock, herd, family and audience. Collective nouns are usually singular in form and commonly take a singular verb, for example, "The team is playing well" and "The flock of birds is flying south."