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Test Yourself
A. State whether each of the following nouns is proper or common noun.
1. Chair ________________ 2. Daughter ________________
3. Mr John ________________ 4. School ________________
5. Kolkata ________________ 6. Book ________________
7. Doctor ________________ 8. Beach ________________
9. Dictionary ________________ 10. Simran ________________
11. Market ________________ 12. Holi ________________
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct collective nouns given in brackets.
1. A _______________ of mice nibbles each and everything at my home.
(pack/troop/colony)
2. I bought a ___________ of flowers for my teacher. (clutch/bouquet/pack)
3. The ___________ of puppies was very playful. (brood/litter/herd)
4. I saw a __________ of eggs in the store room. (crowd/clutch/colony)
5. A ___________ of cows was grazing in the field. (bury/herd/brood)
6. A ___________ of singers performed well at the function.
(swarm/band/choir)
7. The fox was hungrily looking at the ________ of grapes.
(bouquet/bunch/bevy)
C. Write C for countable nouns and U for uncountable nouns.
1. salt ________________ 2. snow ________________
3. book ________________ 4. tea ________________
5. water ________________ 6. wind ________________
7. finger ________________ 8. pen ________________
9. milk ________________ 10. hour ________________
D. Underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences.
1. The growth of a plant depends on the soil.
2. The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery.
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