Question

Identify the concrete noun(s) in the following sentence-
Sheila was delighted by the intelligence displayed by her daughter.
A) Sheila, intelligence
B) Sheila, delighted
C) Intelligence, daughter
D) Sheila, daughter.

Answer 1

Hint: A concrete noun is a noun that can be identified through one of the five senses (taste, sight, hearing, smell).

Complete answer:
Ice cream, for example, is a concrete noun. You can see the white, you can taste the vanilla flavour, you can feel your tongue going numb from the cold. Any noun that you can experience with at least one of the five senses is a concrete noun.
Let us examine the options and find out the correct option :
Option ‘a’ is Sheila, intelligence. The word Sheila is a proper noun, which refers to the name of a person who can be seen. So, this is a concrete noun. Whereas, the word intelligence, is an abstract noun, which refers to the quality of being intelligent. So this is not the correct answer.
Option ‘b’ is Sheila, delighted. Sheila, as explained above, is a concrete noun but delighted is the simple past tense form of the verb “delight”. Hence, this is not a concrete noun. This is also the wrong option.
Option ‘c’ is Intelligence, daughter. Intelligence, as explained above, is an abstract noun and not a concrete noun. Whereas, daughter is a common noun which refers to a person, who can be seen, which means, it is a concrete noun.
Option ‘d’ is Sheila, daughter. Sheila and daughter, as explained above, are concrete nouns.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘d’, Sheila, daughter, as both of them are concrete nouns.

Note: Normally, proper nouns, common nouns and collective nouns come under concrete nouns. Abstract nouns refers to ideas/qualities/states of being/ feeling.