Test: The Noun & Its Kinds - 2 - Class 4 MCQ

Water is a mass noun because it represents a substance that:

• Cannot be counted
• Refers to an unbounded quantity

- The word "book" is a common noun.
- Common nouns are general names for a person, place, or thing in a class or group.

The correct answer is option 4) i.e. Compound Noun.
Key Points

• Sometimes two or three nouns appear together, or even with other parts of speech, and create idiomatic compound nouns. Idiomatic means that those nouns behave as a unit and, to a lesser or greater degree, amount to more than the sum of their parts.
• Example: mailbox, son-in-law, six-pack, football, etc.

The correct plural form of 'man' is 'men.' This is a standard irregular plural in English, where the singular and plural forms are different.

Friday is a proper noun because it refers to a specific day of the week.

• The other options are common nouns.
• Common nouns represent general categories.

he plural form of "cactus" can be written in two ways:

1. Cacti – This follows the traditional Latin rule for pluralizing words ending in "-us."
2. Cactuses – This is a more regular English plural form.

Both "cacti" and "cactuses" are acceptable.

The correct plural form of 'child' is 'children.'

• Option A ('childs') is incorrect because it incorrectly adds '-s' to form the plural.
• Option B ('childen') is a common misspelling and not the standard plural form.
• Option D ('child's') is a possessive form, not a plural.

Therefore, the correct answer is C, 'children.'

'Car' is a concrete noun because it refers to a tangible object.

While 'street' is also a concrete noun, the correct answer in this context is 'car.'

Proper nouns are names used for specific, unique individuals, places, or things. Examples include:

• John - a specific person
• London - a specific city

Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter and distinguish one particular entity from others.