Test: Nouns- 2 - Banking Exams MCQ

The correct plural form of the noun 'man' is 'men.' This is because 'man' is an irregular noun, and its plural does not follow the standard rule of adding 's.' Instead, it changes to 'men.'

Much is an expression that can be used with non-count nouns, as it quantifies uncountable substances or concepts like:

• Water
• Traffic

It helps to indicate a large amount or degree of something that cannot be counted individually.

A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership or possession. It is typically formed by adding an apostrophe (') and an "s" after the noun, or just an apostrophe after plural nouns that already end with "s".

Among the options provided:

1. cats - This is a plural noun, not possessive.
2. dogs' - This is a possessive noun. It indicates that something belongs to the dogs.
3. chairs - This is a plural noun, not possessive.
4. pencils - This is a plural noun, not possessive.

Therefore, the possessive noun in the options provided is:

2. dogs'

A count noun refers to objects that can be counted. Here are some key points about count nouns:

• They can be singular or plural.
• They can be used with numbers.
• They can be modified by quantifiers (e.g., 'many', 'few').

For example, the word 'book' is a count noun because:

• It can be pluralised (e.g., one book, two books).

Every is a determiner that can be used with singular count nouns, as it refers to each individual item within the noun's category. For example:

• Correct usage: 'every book' because 'book' is a singular count noun.

The other options, such as some, any, and enough, are also used with count nouns but in different contexts or numbers:

• Some: Used with plural count nouns (e.g., 'some books').
• Any: Can be used with plural count nouns or uncountable nouns (e.g., 'any books', 'any information').
• Enough: Can be used with plural count nouns or uncountable nouns (e.g., 'enough books', 'enough water').

When forming the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in "s", the standard rule is to simply add an apostrophe (') at the end of the word, without adding another "s."

Example:

• Dogs' toys: If you're talking about toys that belong to multiple dogs, you just add an apostrophe after "dogs" to show possession.
• Teachers' lounge: This indicates that the lounge belongs to more than one teacher.

Why only an apostrophe?

In English, we avoid adding an extra "s" to plural nouns that already end in "s" because it would make the word unnecessarily long and harder to pronounce. Adding just the apostrophe makes it simpler and clearer to show possession.

However, for singular nouns that end in "s" (like boss), we usually add 's (e.g., boss's car), but for plural nouns, we only add the apostrophe.

Adjectives modify or describe nouns, but they are not a type of noun themselves.

Non-count nouns cannot be counted, and often express a group or a type, such as "water" or "traffic".

Some nouns have different plural forms, such as "mouse" becoming "mice".