Question

Change the verb given in the bracket to a suitable noun:
What was his ________ (react) to your decision to quit studies?
A) reacting
B) reaction
C) react
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: A noun is a term that serves as the name for a particular thing or group of objects, such as live beings, locations, activities, attributes, states of existence, or concepts. Noun, on the other hand, is not a semantic category, therefore it cannot be defined in terms of meaning.

Complete answer:
In the above sentence, we have to change the verb into a noun in past tense because the event has already happened.
Let us look at the given options:
A) reacting: This option is incorrect because The verb 'reacting' is in the present continuous form, but the provided phrase is in the past tense, thus the verb should be in the past tense as well.
B) reaction: 'React' is a verb that means 'to act in reaction to something.' 'Reaction' is the noun form. As a result, option B is accurate.
C) react: This option is incorrect because 'React' is a verb rather than a noun whereas in the above sentence we have to change verb to noun.
D) None of these: This option is incorrect because the correct answer is option B.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) i.e, Reaction.

Note: There are several sorts of nouns:
- A proper noun is a capitalised name that relates to a particular person, place, or object.
- A common noun is the generic term for an object in a class or group, and it is not capitalised unless it comes at the beginning of a sentence or in a title.
- A material noun refers to a substance or material that is used to make anything, like silver, gold, or iron.