Deck 17: Noun

Question 1

All of the following statements are true about common nouns and proper nouns except ​

A) ​Common nouns name a general person, place, thing, or idea.
B) ​Proper nouns name a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
C) ​Common and proper nouns are always capitalized as names.
D) ​Only proper nouns are capitalized as names.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is a collective noun?​

A) ​player
B) ​team
C) ​coach
D) ​fan

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the follow sentences uses possessive adjectives correctly?​

A) ​There grades were posted online in the student section of the online course site.
B) ​The two lost dogs reported in the student paper were his and mines.
C) ​We want to take our neighbors to see either a play or a concert, but the choice is theirs.
D) ​The Smith's family reunion is always held over Labor Day weekend, so it is difficult for me to travel their.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following choices is an abstract noun?​

A) ​bravery
B) ​medal
C) ​certificate
D) ​trophy

Question 5

Collective nouns​

A) ​refer most commonly to a group of people, animals, or things.
B) ​refer to one person or thing.
C) ​refer to either a group or to one person or thing.
D) ​all of the above

Question 6

All of the following are true about definite and indefinite articles except​

A) ​The definite article is the word the , which marks a noun that refers to one specific person, place, thing, or idea.
B) ​Indefinite articles are the words a and an , which mark nouns that refer to one specific person, place, thing, or idea.
C) ​Indefinite articles are the words a and an , which mark nouns that refer to a general person, place, thing, or idea.
D) ​The word a is used before nouns that begin with consonant sounds, and the word an  is used before nouns that begin with vowel sounds.

Question 7

Count and noncount nouns​

A) ​refer to things that can or cannot be counted, such as apples or milk.
B) ​can both be preceded by numbers or the articles a or an .
C) ​include two-way nouns, depending on their context.
D) ​both a and c

Question 8

Possessives​

A) ​are the possessive form of words that modify verbs.
B) ​are sometimes made plural by changing the form of the pronoun, as in my to our .
C) ​are formed by adding ' s to plural nouns.
D) ​never stand alone in place of a noun.

Question 9

All of the following choices use quantifiers correctly except ​

A) ​We have a number of applicants for the scholarship.
B) ​Several of the students were interested in trying out for the chorus.
C) ​We liked much of the samples prepared by the student chefs.
D) ​The professor gave some of the class members the option of retaking their test.

Question 10

Which of the following sentences contains correct plural nouns?​

A) ​The team was led by three coachs .
B) ​There were strange mens running down the street.
C) ​Those trousers are too long for me.
D) ​The scientists discovered several type of fungi.

Question 11

Singular or plural nouns​

A) ​refer to whether a noun is singular or plural in number.
B) ​can usually be changed in number by adding or deleting - s or - es .
C) ​sometimes use the same form for either singular or plural.
D) ​all of the above

Question 12

All of the following statements about indefinite adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, and quantifiers are true except​

A) ​An indefinite adjective is an indefinite pronoun ( few, many ) used as an adjective to mark a nonspecific noun, as in few losses or many wins.
B) ​A demonstrative adjective is a demonstrative pronoun ( this, these ) used as an adjective to mark a specific noun, as in this house, these houses.
C) ​A quantifier is a demonstrative pronoun ( that, those ) used as an adjective to mark a specific noun, as in that dog, those dogs.
D) ​A quantifier is a modifier that tells how many or how much as in several reasons or a  lot of chips.

Question 13

All of the following statements are true about concrete and abstract nouns except ​

A) ​A concrete noun refers to something that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched.
B) ​An abstract noun refers to something that can't be sensed.
C) ​Abstract nouns name ideas, conditions, or feelings.
D) ​The word brain is an example of an abstract noun.

Question 14

A noun that has an irregular plural​

A) ​adds the letter s to the singular form.
B) ​adds the letters es to the singular form.
C) ​changes the word itself.
D) ​keeps the same form for both singular or plural.

Question 15

Application of Skills Direction:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 17 to select the best answer for the following questions.
All of the following are common nouns except ​

A) ​emotion.
B) ​leader.
C) ​computer.
D) ​Microsoft.

Question 16

Some examples of tricky plurals include​

A) ​changing y to i and adding - es in nouns that end in y after a consonant, as in city/cities.
B) ​changing f or fe to a v and adding - es to most singular common nouns that end in f or  fe , as seen in life/lives .
C) ​making compound nouns plural by adding - s or - es on the most important word, as seen in mothers-in-law/well-wishers.
D) ​all of the above

Question 17

All of the following compound nouns are correct except ​

A) ​editors in chief.
B) ​sons-in-law.
C) ​bird-watchers.
D) ​mother-in-laws.

Question 18

All of the following plural nouns are correct except ​

A) ​flies.
B) ​themselves.
C) ​ladys.
D) ​proofs.

Question 19

Which of the following sentences correctly uses count and noncount nouns?​

A) ​We studied economics, German, and a little French in our first year.
B) ​The glasses panes in the front doors were letting in much sunshine.
C) ​She brought her two-years-old child to the park.
D) ​Add three teaspoon of butters to the sauce.

Question 20

All of the following choices use articles correctly except ​

A) ​a hour.
B) ​an emblem.
C) ​a hurricane.
D) ​an honor.