Nouns Test 8

The selected option is the only appropriate answer as the preceding adjective some denotes the object in the sentence, which is work. Option A is a participle form which does not go with the sentence. Option B is incorrect taking into account the adjective some, which denotes nouns in plural. Work is an uncountable noun, thus the plural form is incorrect, making Option D inappropriate. Option C, i.e. Work is the most suitable answer for the given question.

Abstract nouns cannot be perceived by even one of our senses, like sight and touch. They refer to an idea, a concept, an emotion, a state of being or a quality. The italicized word 'length' refers to the extent of being long, hence it's an abstract noun and option A is correct. Concrete nouns are things that physically exist in our world, they are perceived by at least one of our senses. Length is not a physical object, but a state of being long, hence it's not a concrete noun and option B is incorrect. Collective nouns refer to people, animals or things that are spoken of collectively, as a group. As length is not a group, it's not a collective noun, and option C is wrong. Proper nouns name people, places or things in a specific sense, and the first letter of a proper noun is always capitalized. For example, Mary and Norway are proper nouns and 'length' is not, it does not name a thing in specific sense, hence option D is incorrect.

The correct answer is Option B.

Compound nouns are made of two or more nouns that contribute to a single meaning, here "dining room" is a compound noun where 'room' is a noun and it refers to the room where you dine. A noun+noun is a compound noun and may be joined together, hyphenated or kept separate. The sentence here calls for a compound noun to refer to that specific carpet that's in the dining room, hence to identify that particular carpet we join the nouns, by calling it "dining room carpet". Hence option D is correct. Option A is incorrect as it doesn't follow the structure noun+noun, it's only a single noun, which when placed in the sentence does not provide much meaning. Option B is incorrect because "carpet of dining room" is not a compound noun, but a phrase. Option C is a compound noun, but it does not provide any meaning, the carpet in the dining room cannot be the dining room, it doesn't make sense, hence option C is incorrect.

Generally, we use 'much' and 'little' with uncountable nouns.

The correct answer is option B.

The work of a journalist is to write articles for a newspaper.

Option C is the correct answer because it is a common noun that follows the structure noun+noun as is given in the question and makes logical sense.