What are the nouns?
What is the noun(s) in the following sentence?
Tom's favorite soccer team won the game.
The nouns are Tom, soccer, team, and game.
What type of noun is Suzy in the following sentence?
Suzy went to the store to get milk.
a. abstract
b. proper
c. common
d. singular possessive
The correct answer is b because Suzy is a specific name.
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
The teacher gave the students a lot of homework.
The answer is 4.
1. teacher-common/concrete
2. students-common/concrete
3. homework-common/concrete
4. lot-collective
What is the noun(s) in the following sentence?
Music helps me concentrate.
The noun is music.
What type of noun is blanket?
The baby held her blanket.
a. proper
b. abstract
c. plural
d. concrete
The correct answer is d because it is a physical object. It could also be a common noun because it is a general name for a person, place, or thing.
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
Apples and oranges are Sarah's favorite fruits.
There are 4 nouns.
1. apples-common/concrete
2. oranges-common/concrete
3. Sarah's-proper and singular possessive
4. fruits-common/concrete
What is the noun(s) in the following sentence?
The audience clapped loudly at the end of the show.
The nouns are audience, end, and show.
What type of noun is happiness in the following sentence?
Her childhood toy brings her happiness.
a. plural possessive
b. proper
c. abstract
d. common
The correct answer is c because it is not a physical object.
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
The children played in the playground after school.
There are 3 nouns.
1. children-common/concrete
2. playground-common/concrete
3. school-common/concrete
What is the noun(s) in the following sentence?
The manager held a meeting.
The nouns are manager and meeting.
What type of noun is team?
The crowd cheered for the team.
a. collective
b. singular
c. compound
d. concrete
The correct answer is a because it refers to a group.
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
During the storm, lightning lit up the sky.
There are 3 nouns.
1. storm-common/concrete
2. lightning-common/concrete
3. sky-common/concrete
What is the noun(s) in the following sentence?
Freedom and justice are fundamental rights.
The nouns are freedom, justice, and rights.
What type of noun is obsession?
Her obsession with her grades led her to study more.
a. plural
b. abstract
c. collective
d. possessive
The correct answer is b because it is not a physical object.
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
The family gathered to watch football.
There are two nouns.
1. family-collective
2. football-compound