Question

Choose what type of noun given underlined word is :
We all love honesty.
A) Common
B) Proper
C) Collective
D) Abstract

Answer 1

Hint: Noun is a word that is the name of something (such as a human, animal, location, thing, quality, concept, or action) and is generally used as the subject or object of a verb.

Complete answer:
Honesty means quality of being honest. As it can't be experienced , seen, touched or felt but we know it exists thus this makes it an abstract noun as an abstract noun is something which cannot be touched , felt or seen but it does exist.

Lets see options :
A) Common : A generic noun is also known as a common noun. The generic name of an object in a class or category is a common noun and is not capitalised unless it appears at the beginning of a phrase or in a title thus this option is wrong.
B) Proper : A proper noun is, and is often capitalised, a particular name of a person, place, or object but honesty is not a specific name of object or person thus this option is wrong too.
C) Collective : collective noun is something which is a collection of person or things but honesty is not a collection of things or person thus this option is wrong too.
D) Abstract : abstract noun is something which we know exists but can't be seen or touched thus this option is correct.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Words that label objects that are not real are abstract nouns. An abstract noun can not be identified by the five physical senses; you can not see it, smell it, taste it, hear it, or touch it. An abstract noun is, in essence, a quality, a concept, an idea.