Question

Choose the nouns in the following sentence:
The lady opened the shop
A) lady, shop
B) the, opened
C) the, lady
D) opened, shop

Answer 1

Hint: All naming words are called Nouns. And we have different types of Nouns, they are
1) Proper Noun
2) Common Noun
3) Collective Noun
4) Abstract Noun etc.,

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s discuss the given options and find the correct answer.

A) lady, shop: Lady means women and it can be any lady, specifically it does not indicate any particular lady. So, the word lady is a noun, since it is naming someone and it comes under a common noun. Similarly, shop is also a noun and it too comes under a common noun as it is indicating the name of a particular shop like electronic shop.
B) the, opened: The word “the” comes under articles, there are a total three types of articles A, An and The. It is also used to refer to a particular/definite person, place or thing. The word “opened” is the simple past tense of the word open, it comes under the verb (it is the doer of the subject.)
C) the, lady: The word “the” refers to a particular/definite person, place or thing. The word lady is a noun, since it is naming someone and it comes under a common noun.
D) opened, shop: The word “opened” is the simple past tense of the word open, it comes under the verb (it is the doer of the subject). Shop is a noun and it comes under a common noun.
 Hence, the option A: lady, shop is the correct answer.

Note:
Common Noun is a noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class or an or an ordinary noun. For example boys, girls, women, city, dog etc., are all common nouns.