Question

Choose the correct noun form of the given verb:
Rob
A) robbing
B) robbery
C) rober
D) robe

Answer 1

Hint: To rob means to steal something. A noun is a naming word. To convert a verb to a noun, a suffix is usually added.

Complete step-by-step answer:

From the hint given to us, we know that to rob means to steal something. A noun is a naming word. To convert a verb to a noun, a suffix is usually added. Hence, we can infer that the noun form of the verb, ‘rob’, will have ‘rob’ with a suffix added at its end.
Robbing has the suffix -ing added to it. However, we know that it is a continuous form of the verb rob. It is not a noun. It indicates robbing is in progress, that is, the activity has not yet ended. Hence, option A is not the correct answer.
Robbery uses the suffix -ery. It is a noun. It means the act of robbing or stealing something. We observe that robbery matches with our noun form for rob. Hence, option B is a possibly correct answer.
Rober is an invalid word, that means, the word does not exist in the English language lexicon. Hence, we can say that option C is not the correct answer.
Robe is a noun. It is a flowy garment or a gown that can be worn by both men and women .Robe is not related to rob as they both mean different. We can observe that while robe may be a noun, it is not the noun form of rob. Hence, we can say that option D is not the correct answer.
Thus, we can conclude that option B is the correct answer.

Note: It is to be noted that the noun is used for the name of the act. Here, the name of the act of robbing something is called robbery.