Noun Rules MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Noun Rules - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is '2' i.e. and coffee producing, .

Key Points

• The phrase "and coffee producing" is incorrect because it does not form a grammatically correct parallel structure with "to protect the planet".
• The correct form should be "and coffee production" to maintain parallelism in the sentence.

Correct sentence: To protect the planet and coffee production, Nespresso is battling climate change from the ground up by planting millions of trees.

Additional Information

• Parallel Structure:
  • Definition: Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
  • Example: She likes reading, writing, and jogging.
  • Usage: Helps to improve readability and clarity in writing.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. D.

Key Points

•  Let's break down the sentence: "Chuck sat quietly for hours, staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been."
• "Chuck sat quietly for hours" - This is the main clause of the sentence. The subject is "Chuck", the verb is "sat", and the adverb describing how Chuck sat is "quietly". The clause also has a time modifier "for hours".
• "staring into the distance" - This is a present participle phrase that describes an action that Chuck was doing while he was sitting quietly. Present participle phrases begin with a verb ending in -ing and function as adjectives in a sentence. Here, "staring into the distance" is modifying, or giving more information about, the subject "Chuck".
• "thinking of what might have been" - This is another present participle phrase, which gives more detail about what Chuck is doing. It suggests that Chuck is in a deep and possibly reflective mental state, contemplating alternatives to reality or past decisions.
• The sentence is free of grammatical mistakes:
• All phrases correctly relate to the subject of the sentence, i.e., 'Chuck'.
• The use of present participle phrases (starting with -ing) is appropriate and provides additional information about what Chuck is doing.
• It maintains tense consistency, using past tense ("sat") for the main action and present participle for concurrent activities.
• Therefore, option 4) D - No error is the correct choice. This sentence is a correctly written English sentence with no grammatical errors.

• The correct sentence will be  Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.

The correct answer is- '(A).'

Key Points

• The error lies in Part (A) of the sentence.
• The meaning of the word 'Alms' is money, food and clothes given to poor people.
  • Example: She believes in giving alms regularly.
     
• ​Certain nouns like alms exist in plural forms only and they take plural verbs with them. 
• Therefore, the use of 'alm' in Part (A) should be replaced by 'alms' to make it grammatically correct.
• Hence, the correct answer is '(A)​.'
• Correct sentence: I gave alms to all the blind beggars, lit candles without believing at all in their efficacy.

 Additional Information 
 

• Countable nouns, as the term suggests, refer to things that can be counted.
• They have singular and plural forms.
  • Example: table, tables; month, months; pen, pens.
• Uncountable nouns cannot be counted.
• They have a singular form and do not have a plural form.
  • Example: dirt, rice, information, furniture, and hair.

Hinglish  

• त्रुटि वाक्य के Part (A) में है।
• Word 'Alms' का अर्थ निर्धनों को दिया गया दान (वस्‍त्र, भोजन, पैसा आदि) है।
  • Example: She believes in giving alms regularly.
• कुछ संज्ञाएं जैसे Alms केवल बहुवचन रूप में मौजूद होती हैं और वे बहुवचन क्रिया को अपने साथ ले जाती हैं।
• इसलिए वाक्य में  'alm के प्रयोग को 'alms' से बदल देना चाहिए ताकि वह व्याकरण की दृष्टि से सही हो।​

The erroneous part is '3' i.e. my favourite book. .

Key Points

• "books" must replace 'book' because the phrase "one of" indicates that the subject is part of a larger group or category.
• Here, "books" is plural because it refers to a selection of books, not just one.
• The structure "one of" is always followed by a plural noun, which is why "books" is used instead of "book."

Correct sentence: You know that I am fond of reading and also that all books are my favourite, but you don’t know that this is one of my favourite books.

Key Points

• The word "luggage" is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form. Therefore, "luggage" should be used instead of "luggages."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "asked me" – There is no error in this segment.
• Option 3: "to pack" – There is no error in this segment.
• Option 4: "Mr. Suman" – There is no error in this segment.

The correct answer is B

Key Points

• If a preposition comes after a noun and the same noun gets repeated, the noun will always be in a singular form.
  For example:
  • ​Shirts after shirts were sold in quick succession.
  • ​Shirt after shirt was sold in quick succession.​

Hence the correct sentence is: The government employees went door to door in a village to fetch some data.

Additional Information

• Let's look at the meaning of the vocabulary given in the sentence:
  Fetch- to go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone.

The correct answer is 'A'.

Key Points

• The error lies in part 'A' of the sentence because 'the legs of the chair' will replace 'the chair's legs'.
• Possession of living things is shown in the following form:
  • man's book, bird's feather
• ​Possession of non-living things is shown in the following form:
  • walls of the house, legs of the chair​​

The correct sentence: 'The legs of the chair are not as strong as that of your chair so I will not buy that one even though it is cheaper.'

• Sometimes non-living things are used as living forms, then their possession is shown in the following form:
  • death's kiss, fortune's favorite

The correct answer is 'One of the reason'.

Key Points

• In the given sentence, the use of the singular noun 'reason' is incorrect.
• The general rule for the usage of the phrase "One of the" is One of the + Plural Noun + that/who etc. + Singular/Plural Verb.
• So, the noun following the phrase "one of the" is always a plural noun.
• Therefore, the plural noun 'reasons' should be used in place of the singular noun 'reason'.
   

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Correct Sentence: One of the reasons behind malnutrition is the improper way of food intake.

The erroneous part is 'It was a surprising'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'It was surprising' should be used instead of 'It was a surprising'.
• An article is a short word like "a" or "the" that goes before a noun to make it clear what the noun refers to.
• We should use an article with a singular countable noun like a person, house, apple, or book.
• Articles are sometimes (but not always) needed before plural nouns, proper nouns, or uncountable nouns.
  • Example: This is a waste of time!
• In the given sentence 'surprising' is 'adjective'. Which is used with the linking verb "was"
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 4.
   

Correct Sentence: It was surprising to receive the gift from my brother.

The correct answer is A

Key Points

• Let's look at the following points-
  • When two Nouns will be connected with a Preposition; Noun must be used in the singular form only 
  • Examples day by day, day after day, row upon row, door to door, etc
  • For e.g.-He was a doors-to-doors salesman before he became a successful actor.​

                                  He was a door to door salesman before he became a successful actor.

• Now, look at the following points-
  • In the given sentence two nouns are given with Preposition; thus both should be in Singular form only
  • Hence, Patients after patient will be replaced with patient after patient 
     

Correct Sentence: Patient after patient tested for Coronavirus all over the world. 

The correct answer is Option 1) i.e. A.

Explanation:

• ​In a sentence, the verb is used according to person and number.
• 'The number of' denotes the number of plural countable nouns. It will take a singular verb.
• For example:
  • The number of girls in this group is thirty.
• According to the rule and the example given above, 'was' will be used instead of 'were' in the 1st part of the sentence.

Correct Sentence: The number of containment zones was 715 in Delhi by the end of July, affecting nearly 3.5 lakh people.

• The following expressions are followed by a plural noun and a plural verb:
  • ​A large number of, a number of, a great number of.
  • Example - A large number of girls are playing.
• Note- 'The number of' is always followed by a singular verb.
  • Example - The number of passengers in bullet trains is increasing.

The erroneous part is 'five month old'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'five months old' should be used instead of 'five month old'.
• When 'five months' is used as an adjective it is in the singular, because English adjectives are almost never plural.
• If you were to use it as a predicate, then the plural would apply.
• 'five' refers to the plural numeral. Hence, 'months' should be used.
• Example:
  • A five-month internship.
  • The internship lasts five months. 
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.
   

Correct Sentence: My neighbour's grandson is only five months old.

The correct answer is were ordered.

Key Points

• There are some uncountable nouns (followed by a singular verb) which don't take the articles 'a/an', many, few, and plural form:​
  • Furniture, scenery, luggage, temper, hair, knowledge, equipment, pottery, music, jewelry, etc.​
• Example:
  • ​The sceneries at my friend's house enchanted me.
  • The scenery at my friend's house enchanted me.
• As 'furniture' is an uncountable noun, 'was' will be used instead of 'were' in the part given in the 4th option.

Correct sentence: New furniture was ordered for the primary classes.

Additional Information

• The nouns given below seem plural in form but in actuality are singular:
  • ​news, billiards, summons, physics, measles, innings, etc.
• Example:
  • ​Physics is an interesting subject.

The error lies in part P of the question. So, The correct answer is option 1.

In English, the Genitive form of a noun is used to show possession or ownership by using ‘s and s’ for people and other living beings. In order to understand the correct usage of ‘s and s, the following table is helpful :

Here, the house being referred to belongs to Rahul. Rahul’s (and not Rahuls) will fit right into the sentence.

Correct sentence – Rahul’s house is located in a peaceful residential area in the beautiful city of Srinagar.

The correct answer is: 'I dry the same'.

Key Points

• The phrase 'I dry the same' is grammatically incorrect as it does not make sense in the given context.
• A more grammatically correct version would be: 'I dry them', where 'them' refers to the dishes.
• The verb 'dry' needs an object to make sense.
• The corrected version would be: You wash the dishes and I dry them.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.