The noun is a class of words whose function is to name beings, objects, phenomena, places, etc.
They are classified into 9 types: common, proper, simple, composite, concrete, abstract, primitive, derivative and collective.
Check below 20 questions commented by our expert professors about the classification of nouns, the types of nouns and their inflections.
question 1
Which of the highlighted words below does not represent an abstract noun:
a) yours conquest is due to your effort.
b) The humility is its main feature.
c) yours learning it's quite fast.
d) Your attitudes are based on justice.
and many seniors have health problems.
Correct alternative: e) Many elderly people have health problems.
Abstract nouns are words that indicate quality, feeling, state, action and concept. Of the terms highlighted above, only “elderly” is not an abstract noun.
question 2
“The announcement of the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature surprised many people. On October 13, the Swedish Academy announced that American pop music star Bob Dylan was the recipient.
The choice was met with little receptivity by some and with joy and recognition by many. These consider that the unusual choice reflects an advance in the way of understanding literary art.
The negative manifestations revolve precisely because Dylan is a musician and, despite being a poet, he is not a craft writer.
The Swedish Academy, responsible for the selection of the writer, declared that the choice took into account the creation of new poetic expressions.”
In the text, three common nouns are:
a) people, star, musician
b) surprised, choice, manifestations
c) negative, rotate, poet
d) craft, declared, creation
e) Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan, Swedish Academy
Correct alternative: a) people, star, musician
The common noun is one that gives names to beings of the same species (animals, plants, objects) in a generic way.
In the other alternatives, we have:
b) verb, noun, noun
c) adjective, verb, noun
d) noun, verb, noun
e) proper nouns
question 3
Note the table below:
| common noun | so and so |
| proper noun | João |
According to this model, the correct alternative is
a) common noun: river; proper noun: water
b) common noun: country; proper noun: Italy
c) common noun: planet; proper noun: Asteroids
d) common noun: child; proper noun: crèche
e) common noun: woman; proper noun: Mother
Correct alternative: b) common noun: country; proper noun: Italy
The common noun is written in lowercase and used generically to name beings of the same species.
The proper noun is used to particularize the noun and, therefore, it is written in capital letters.
question 4
Primitive nouns are words that do not derive from others. Accordingly, the alternative below that contemplates a primitive noun and a derivative is:
a) ring - paper
b) stones - rocks
c) trees - plants
d) shoe - shoe store
e) profession - career
Alternative d) shoe - shoe store
The primitive noun is one that does not derive from other words such as derived nouns, which arise from a primitive noun through a process called "derivation" by adding letters or syllables.
Thus, “shoe” is a primitive noun that has the same root as “shoe shop” (-sapat). Therefore, through the process called suffix derivation, there is the addition of a suffix to the primitive word: sapat (radical) + aria (suffix).
question 5
"The world needs people good.”
In the sentence above, if the highlighted word is replaced by an abstract noun it would be
a) The world needs good faith.
b) The world needs good luck.
c) The world needs goodness.
d) The world needs good and bad.
e) n.d.a.
Correct alternative c) The world needs goodness.
Abstract nouns can be derived from actions or verbs, states and qualities.
The term “good” is a feminine noun that can be replaced by the abstract noun “goodness”, which depends on someone who is good to manifest.
question 6
Proper nouns are words that particularize beings. Of the options below, the one that does not contain a proper noun is
a) São Paulo is a city that has many structural problems.
b) The UN was founded on October 24, 1945, in the city of San Francisco.
c) Currently, many countries are part of the European Union.
d) Several characters from Brazilian folklore are of indigenous origin.
e) Planet Earth is one of the eight planets in the solar system.
Correct alternative: d) Several characters in Brazilian folklore are of indigenous origin.
In the sentence above, the nouns are: characters, folklore and origin, none of which are proper nouns.
The proper nouns for the other alternatives are:
a) São Paulo
b) UN and San Francisco
c) European Union
e) Earth
question 7
Derived nouns are words that derive from others. Of the options below, all have a derived noun, except
a) The journalist is a media professional.
b) The quality of the company's telephone service is very good.
c) Since childhood, he has lived in a mansion near the river.
d) The postman comes home every day in the afternoon.
e) In autumn, the leaves usually fall from the trees.
Correct alternative: e) In autumn, the leaves usually fall from the trees.
The only alternative in which all nouns are primitive, that is, not derived from other words, is the letter e).
The nouns derived from the other alternatives are:
a) journalist (derived from newspaper)
b) telephone (derived from telephone)
c) mansion (house-derived)
c) postman (derived from letter)
question 8
Indicate an abstract noun for each of the words below:
a) white
b) young
c) bad
d) ugly
e) delicate
a) whiteness
b) youth
c) evil
d) ugliness
e) delicacy
question 9
I. Simple nouns are made up of just one word.
II. Simple nouns are always written in capital letters.
III. Compound nouns are always made up of more than one word.
For simple and compound nouns, the correct sentences are
a) only I
b) I and II
c) I and III
d) I, II and III
e) n.d.a
Correct alternative: c) I and III
Simple nouns are those formed by just one word or stem and compound nouns are formed by more than one word or stem.
The nouns written in capital letters are the proper nouns that particularize the beings of a species (countries, cities, states, continents, planets, etc), for example: Fortaleza, Terra, Janaína, Santa Catherine, etc.
question 10
Check the alternative that presents the plural of nouns compounded according to the cultured norm
a) bomb news, bomb news
b) bickering, bickering
c) thursday, thursday
d) cologne, cologne
e) ticking, ticking
Correct alternative: a) bomb news, bomb news
The plural of news bomb is news bomb because this compound noun is made up of two nouns, the second of which specifies the first. In these cases, only the first noun goes plural.
In the other alternatives, we have:
b) bickering, bickering (verb + noun), add the -s only in the second term.
c) thursday, thursdays (variable word + variable word), add the -s in both words.
d) eau de cologne, eau de cologne (words joined by a preposition), add the -s only in the first word.
e) ticks (repeated or onomatopoeic words), add the -s only in the second term.
question 11
Collective nouns are those that refer to a set of people, beings, things, objects or animals of the same species. The alternative that only includes collective nouns of people is:
a) Assembly, council and conclave
b) Congress, gang and cast
c) Farandola, army and myriad
d) People, gang and pack
e) Team, crew and donkeys
Correct alternative: a) Assembly, council and conclave
The words assembly, council and conclave are collective nouns of people.
- assembly: group of people
- council: bishops group
- Conclave: group of cardinals gathered to elect the pope
In the other alternatives, we have:
b) Congress (group of parliamentarians), flock (group of birds) and cast (group of actors, artists)
c) Farândola (group of beggars), army (group of soldiers) and myriad (group of insects or stars)
d) People (group of people from a given region), class (group of students from the same class) and pack (group of wolves)
e) Team (group of players), Crew (group of sailors or airmen) and Burricada (group of donkeys)
question 12
The alternative that contains only collective animal nouns is
a) Fauna and flora
b) Herd and olive groves
c) Plague and edge
d) Flock and streak
e) Litter and hive
Correct alternative: e) Litter and hive
Litter and hive are collective nouns for animals:
- Litter: group of puppies
- hive: group of bees
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) Fauna (group of animals from a region) and flora (group of plants from a region)
b) Herd (group of oxen, buffaloes and elephants) and olive grove (group of olive trees)
c) Plague (group of harmful insects) and ledge (group of oaks)
d) Flew (group of birds in flight) and band (a set of garlic, onions)
question 13
I. The collective noun of Faculty is University.
II. Penca and souto are collective nouns for plants.
III. Hemeroteca is a collective noun of object.
IV. Day, month and year are collective nouns of time.
V. The collective noun for a map is Atlas.
For collective nouns, the correct phrases are
a) I, II and III
b) III, IV and V
c) I, II, III, IV
d) I, II, III and V
e) I, II, III, IV and V
Correct alternative: e) I, II, III, IV and V
All of the above sentences are correct.
I. The University is made up of several faculties which, in turn, focus on a particular area of knowledge.
II. Penca is a group of fruits and chestnut a group of chestnut trees, both collective nouns of plants.
III. Hemeroteca is a collective object noun that represents a set of newspapers and magazines.
IV. Day represents a set of 24 hours, 30-day month, and 365-day year. They all represent time collectives.
V. The atlas represents a collection of maps.
question 14
According to the noun genders, they are classified into two types: biform nouns and uniform nouns. The alternative that contains only biform nouns is
a) child - genius
b) angel - spouse
c) witness - victim
d) teacher - friend
e) artist - boss
Correct alternative: d) teacher - friend
Biform nouns are those that have two forms of writing, one for the feminine and the other for the masculine.
Of the alternatives, we have that teacher and friend are biform nouns, as they have two different forms of writing: teacher-teacher; friend friend.
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) child - genius: super common nouns in which there is only one form and one article (male or female) for both genders: the child; The genius.
b) angel - spouse: supercommon nouns in which there is only one form and one article for both genders: the angel; the spouse.
c) witness - victim: super common nouns in which there is only one form and one article (male or female) for both genders: the witness; the victim.
e) artist - head: common nouns of two that present a form for both genders, differentiated only by the feminine article "a" and the masculine article "o": the artist - the artist; the boss - the boss.
question 15
The common noun of two genders is a kind of uniform noun. The alternative that contains only this type of noun is
a) male snake and female snake
b) male elephant and female elephant
c) client and journalist
d) interpreter and child
e) angel and monster
Correct alternative: c) client and journalist
The common noun of two genders has only one form for both genders. It is distinguished by the female article "a" and the male article "o" that accompanies, for example: the customer - the customer; the journalist - the journalist.
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) and b) Epicene nouns, which designate animals and plants, and have a single form for the masculine and feminine genders. To differentiate them, we can add the words "male" and "female": male snake and female snake; male elephant and female elephant.
d) common noun of two that presents only one form for both genders, being differentiated by the feminine article "a" and the masculine article "o": the interpreter; the interpreter; and supercommon noun that presents only one form and one article (male or female) for both genders: the child.
e) supercommon nouns that present only one form and one article (male or female) for both genders: the angel; the monster.
question 16
tick the alternative incorrect
a) dentist is a common noun of two genders
b) male armadillo and female armadillo are examples of epicene nouns
c) police is a supercommon noun
d) friend and friend are biform nouns
e) male and female are terms used in Epicene nouns.
Correct alternative: c) police is a super common noun
The noun “policeman” is a common noun of two genders, as it has a single form for the masculine and the feminine; what differentiates it is the article or other determinant that accompanies it: the/that police officer (male), the/that police officer (female).
question 17
Nouns are words inflected in gender, number and degree. According to degree inflections they are divided into two types: augmentative degree and diminutive degree. According to the cultured norm, the alternative that presents correct flexion is
a) big man
b) loud voice
c) place
d) house
e) spoon
Correct alternative: e) spoon
The noun spoon has the degree inflection of the synthetic diminutive in which a suffix indicating a diminution -zinha is added.
The other correct alternatives would be:
a) big man
b) loud voice
c) village
d) little house
question 18
The alternative that contains the correct inflection of the number of nouns is
a) abdomen - abdomen
b) reptile - reptiles
c) rail - rails
d) consul - consuls
e) chalk - chalks
Correct alternative: a) abdomen - abdomen
The plural of nouns ending in -n is formed by adding -s or -es: abdomen - abdomen.
The other correct alternatives would be:
b) reptile - reptiles
c) rail - rail
d) consul - consuls
e) chalk - chalks
question 19
Check the alternative that correctly fills in the blanks
Every _____ she usually cleans the _____ in the house.
a) Mondays; wardrobes
b) Mondays; wardrobe
c) Mondays; wardrobes
d) Mondays; wardrobes
e) Monday; wardrobe
Correct alternative: b) Mondays; wardrobe
The plural of Monday is Mondays because this compound noun is made up of two variable words (second is numeral, fair is noun). When both words are variable, both are plural.
The plural of wardrobe is wardrobe because this compound noun is made up of a verb (wardrobe) and a noun (clothing). When the compound noun is formed by verb or adverb + noun or adjective, only the second word goes to the plural.
question 20
All alternatives have proper nouns, except
a) Tocantins, Asia, Araguaia
b) IBGE, University of São Paulo, Sesc
c) Joaquim, Brazil, Argentina
d) Curupira, Saci, Iara
e) love, cup, backpack
Correct alternative: e) love, cup, backpack
Unlike the nouns contained in the other alternatives, the nouns "cup" and "backpack" have generic things. The noun "love", in turn, is abstract, as it names a feeling.
Remembering that proper nouns indicate beings, countries, states, entities and organizations in a specific way, always being written with a capital letter.
Read more about this topic:
- Nouns: types, inflection and what they are (with examples)
- classification of nouns
- Noun Gender Inflections
- Noun degree inflections
- Noun number inflections
- Exercises on simple and compound nouns
