Nouns: The Building Blocks of Language

Question 1

Which of the following is a compound noun?

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Football

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Cat

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Blue

Question 2

Which word is NOT a type of noun?

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Pronoun

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Common noun

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Proper noun

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Abstract noun

Question 3

Which of the following is a proper noun?

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London

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Table

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Happiness

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Group

Question 4

What is the plural form of the noun 'child'?

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Children

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Childs

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Childen

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Child

Question 5

Which of the following words is a collective noun?

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Family

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Book

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Tree

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Car

Question 6

What is the main job of a noun in a sentence?

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To name a person, place, thing, or idea

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To describe an action

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To connect words in a sentence

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To show possession

Question 7

Which of the following is a countable noun?

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Furniture

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Water

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Love

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Air

Question 8

Which of the following nouns can be used as both a singular and a plural noun?

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Sheep

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Chair

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Car

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Book

Question 9

What is the correct plural form of the noun 'mouse'?

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Mice

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Mouses

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Mices

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Mooses

Question 10

In which sentence is the noun used as an object?

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The teacher gave the students a test.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The car drove down the road.

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The sun shone brightly.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a possessive noun?

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The beautiful view

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The student's homework

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The girl's bike

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The teacher's desk

Question 12

What type of noun is 'happiness'?

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Abstract noun

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Common noun

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Proper noun

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Concrete noun

Question 13

Which of these is a compound noun?

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Classroom

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Book

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Table

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Pencil

Question 14

In the sentence 'The fact that it rained surprised me', which group of words is the noun clause?

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That it rained

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The fact

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Rained surprised

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Surprised me

Question 15

In the sentence 'The cheerful crowd cheered loudly', which group of words is the noun phrase?

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Cheerful crowd

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The crowd

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Cheered loudly

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Loudly cheered

Question 16

Which of the following is a proper noun?

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Paris

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City

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Book

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Teacher

Question 17

In the sentence 'The teacher assigned homework to the students', which word is the noun that is used as an object?

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Homework

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Teacher

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Students

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Assigned

Question 18

Which sentence correctly uses the noun 'enthusiasm'?

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The students displayed great enthusiasm for the experiment.

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The team set off on their journey with unwavering joy.

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The excitement of the crowd was palpable at the concert.

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The team's zeal was evident in their performance.

Question 19

What is the plural form of the noun **child**?

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children

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childs

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childrens

Question 20

What is the possessive form of the noun "dog"?

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Dog's

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Dogs

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The dog's

Question 21

What is an abstract noun? An abstract noun is a word that refers to something that cannot be physically seen or touched, like an emotion or an idea.

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Happiness

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Book

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London

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Car

Question 22

Which word represents something you can't touch?

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Love

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Dog

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Table

Question 23

Which type of noun names a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit?

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Collective noun

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Common noun

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Proper noun

Question 24

What type of noun is formed by combining two or more words to make a new word?

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Compound noun

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Singular noun

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Plural noun

Question 25

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball', which words name people, places, things, or ideas?

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boy

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ball

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The

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kicked

Question 26

What is the correct plural form of the noun 'child'?

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children

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childs

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childrens

Question 27

Which word is NOT a countable noun?

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Water

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Car

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Book

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Chair

Question 28

From the list, identify the word that is not a noun:

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Love

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Cat

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Football

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London

Question 29

Identify the type of noun that "London" is:

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Proper noun

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Common noun

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Abstract noun

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Collective noun

Question 30

From the sentence, "The flock of sheep grazed in the meadow," identify the collective noun:

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Flock

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Sheep

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Meadow

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Grazed

Question 31

Which of the following sentences contains an abstract noun?

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Love is a powerful emotion.

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The dog barked at the postman.

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The car drove down the road.

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The pencil was on the desk.

Question 32

In the sentence, "The cat's fur was white," identify the possessive noun:

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Cat

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Fur

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White

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The

Question 33

Which of the following is a plural noun?

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Footballs

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Cat

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Love

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London

Question 34

Identify the singular form of the noun "children".

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Child

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Kid

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Youth

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Pupil

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of a compound noun?

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Blackboard

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Cat

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Football

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London

Question 36

In the sentence, "Love is a beautiful thing," what is the function of the noun "love"?

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Subject

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Predicate

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Object

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Complement

Question 37

In the sentence, 'The cat chased the mouse into its hole,' what is the correct possessive form of the noun 'mouse'?

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Mouse's

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Mouses

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Mousies

Question 38

Which of the following is a plural noun?

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Tables

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Table

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Teacher

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Run

Question 39

In the sentence 'I appreciate your kindness', which word is the abstract noun?

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Kindness

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I

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Appreciate

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Your

Question 40

Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun?

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London is a big city.

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The car was red.

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The dog barked loudly.

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I went to school today.

Question 41

Which of the following is a collective noun?

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Team

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House

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Car

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Tree

Question 42

In the sentence 'I know that you are tired', which group of words is the noun clause?

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That you are tired

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I know

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You are tired

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Tired

Question 43

Which of the following is a possessive noun?

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The teacher's book

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The blue car

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My favourite song

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A tall building

Question 44

In the sentence 'Walking is good exercise', which word is the gerund?

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Walking

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Is

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Good

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Exercise

Question 45

Identify the noun in the sentence: "The friendly teacher greeted the students at the door."

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teacher

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greeted

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friendly

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door

Question 46

Which word in the following list is NOT a noun?

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slowly

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happiness

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London

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book

Question 47

Identify the type of noun in the sentence: "The United States is a large country."

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proper noun

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common noun

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collective noun

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abstract noun

Question 48

Which noun in the following sentence is a collective noun? "The group of students worked together on the project."

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group

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project

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students

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together

Question 49

Which of the following sentences contains a noun that names an action?

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The running child passed by.

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The old house stood silent.

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The tall tree swayed in the wind.

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The beautiful flower bloomed.

Question 50

Identify the noun that is used as an adjective in the sentence: "The wooden table was sturdy."

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wooden

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sturdy

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was

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table

Question 51

Which of the following nouns is a mass noun?

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water

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book

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dog

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London

Question 52

Identify the noun in the sentence: "The company's profits increased last year."

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profits

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year

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increased

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company

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT a function of nouns?

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to modify verbs

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to act as subjects or objects in a sentence

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to name people, places, things, or ideas