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  • Question 1
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    Identify the common noun in the sentence below:
    There was an earthquake in Mexico on Wednesday.
    Solution
    Common nouns are nouns which do not refer to a particular person, place or thing. They are not capitalised. 
    In the given sentence, the words: Mexico and Wednesday are proper nouns. Mexico is the name of a particular country. Wednesday is the name of a particular day of the week (third day). Note that these nouns are capitalised. Hence, these are not common nouns. 
    The word, earthquake is a common noun. Note that this noun is not capitalised. 
    Correct answer is option A.
  • Question 2
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    Form a noun by modifying the verb: accept
    Solution
    The noun form of any verb is formed by suffixing either -ance or -ence to the verb. The noun form of the verb accept is: acceptance. Correct answer is option A.

    Option A is the correct answer as 'acceptance' is the correct noun form of the verb 'accept'; it means consenting to receive or undertake something offered.
    Option B is incorrect because 'accepted' is the adjective or the past participle form of the verb.
    Option C is incorrect because it is spelt incorrectly.
    Option D is incorrect because 'acception', which means the same as 'acceptance', was a valid word in the past, but it has now become obsolete or out-of-date. 
  • Question 3
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    Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:
    I met Grace at the post office on my way back from school.
    Solution
    A proper noun refers to a particular person and always start with a capital letter. In the given sentence, Grace is the name of a particular person and is the proper noun. Correct answer is Option B.
    Option A i.e I is a pronoun, and not a noun.
    Options C and D viz. post office and school are common nouns. 
  • Question 4
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    Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:
    The Amazon is the largest river in the world.
    Solution
    A proper noun refers to a particular person and always start with a capital letter. In the given sentence, Amazon is the name of a particular river and refers to the largest river in the world. It is the proper noun. The correct answer is Option B.
    Option A: The word "the" is an article and not a noun.
    Options C and D viz. river and world are common nouns. 
    Hence, options A, C, and D are incorrect.
  • Question 5
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    Form a noun by modifying the verb: insure
    Solution
    The noun form of any verb is formed by suffixing either -ance or -ence to the verb. The noun form of the verb insure is: insurance. Correct answer is option B. The other options are incorrect as they do not follow the rule mentioned above.
    Option A is incorrect as the word-insurence has an incorrect spelling.
    Options C  and D are incorrect as there are no such words- insurant and insuration-in English. They are incorrect usages. 
  • Question 6
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    Form a noun by modifying the verb: tolerate
    Solution
    The noun form of any verb is formed by suffixing either -ance or -ence to the verb. The noun form of the verb tolerate is: tolerance. Correct answer is option A. Option C is incorrect as it carries a wrong spelling. 
    The words tolering and tolerency do not exist in English. Hence, options B and D are incorrect. 

  • Question 7
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    Identify the feminine form of the noun: duke
    Solution
    The correct answer is option c. The feminine form of duke is duchess. 
    The words-dukes, dukes and dukina do not exist in English language. Hence, options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Identify the noun in common gender from the options given below: [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Correct answer is option d: friend. This word can refer to both masculine and feminine genders and hence it in common gender form.  
    The words, actor, prince and poet are masculine nouns. Their feminine forms are: 
    actor: actress
    prince: princess
    poet: poetess
  • Question 9
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    Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:
    king, nun, bridegroom, lord, widow [Intermediate]
    Solution
    The correct answer is option C. The words: king, bridegroom, and lord are masculine nouns. Their respective feminine forms are :
    king: queen
    bridegroom: bride
    lord: lady.
    The word nun is the feminine form of the word- monk. 
    The word widow refers to a female person whose husband has died. Its masculine form is widower.  
  • Question 10
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    Form a noun by modifying the given verb:
    avenge
    Solution
    The noun form of any verb is formed by suffixing either -ance or -ence to the verb. The noun form of the verb avenge is: vengeance. Correct answer is option C. The other options are incorrect as they do not follow the rule mentions above.

    Options A and B are incorrect as the words-vengence and vengeance have incorrect spelling.
    Option D is incorrect. To get the noun form of the verb-avenge, the letter a has to be dropped. But in this option, the letter a is retained. Hence, this answer is incorrect.
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