Question

I. State whether the underlined words are common, proper, collective or abstract noun:
1 The angry mob pelted stones at the police.(mob and stones are underlined)
2. Honesty is the best policy.(honesty is underlined)
3. You must always speak the truth.(truth is underlined)
4. Julie is my youngest sister.(Julie is underlined)
5. Solomon was famous for his wisdom.(Solomon and wisdom is underlined)
6. Birds make their nests in trees.(birds and trees are underlined)
7. A committee was appointed to study the situation.(committee is underlined)
8. Nelson is known for his victory at Trafalgar.(Nelson and victory is underlined)
9. The boys were congratulated on their performance.(boys and performance is underlined)
10. He gave me a bunch of grapes.(bunch and grapes are underlined)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.mob-collective noun, stones-common noun

2.honesty-abstract noun

3.truth-abstract noun

4.Julie-proper noun

5.Solomon-proper noun, wisdom-abstract noun

6.birds-common noun, trees-common noun

7.committe-collective noun

8.Nelson-proper noun, victory-abstract noun

9.boys-common noun, performance-abstract noun

10.bunch-collective noun, grapes-proper noun

Answer 2

Answer:

The angry mob pelted stones at the police.(mob and stones are underlined)

2. Honesty is the best policy.(honesty is underlined)

3. You must always speak the truth.(truth is underlined)

4. Julie is my youngest sister.(Julie is underlined)

5. Solomon was famous for his wisdom.(Solomon and wisdom is underlined)

6. Birds make their nests in trees.(birds and trees are underlined)

7. A committee was appointed to study the situation.(committee is underlined)

8. Nelson is known for his victory at Trafalgar.(Nelson and victory is underlined)

9. The boys were congratulated on their performance.(boys and performance is underlined)

10. He gave me a bunch of grapes.(bunch and grapes are underlined)