Question

Identify the noun:
How many candles are there on that birthday cake?
(This question has multiple answers)
A) Birthday cake
B) Candles
C) There
D) That

Answer 1

Hint:Nouns are categories of words that are – people, places, things or animals. It is a part of speech that is used in a sentence mostly as the subject in it.

Complete answer:
Option A – Birthday cake:- A birthday cake is a thing that is cut during a person’s birthday. It is a food item and hence a thing in its nature, which means it is a noun. Hence this is a correct option.
Option B – Candles:- Candles are long cylindrical wax sticks with cotton wicks to be lit. They are used as a source of light and in this context to blow as a part of birthday celebrations. They are things by nature, hence this is also a right option.
Option C – There:- This is a preposition to denote where something or someone is placed. It is not a noun, hence this is not the right option.
Option D – That:- This word is a preposition used to denote a thing that is afar. This is not a noun hence is not the right option.
Hence option ‘A’ and ‘B’ are the correct answers.

Notes:Nouns are usually the focal points of sentences. They are easily recognized if they are names, places, animals or things.Nouns are further divided into many categories, few of them are – proper nouns, common nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, etc. They are used to define different kinds of nouns based on their nature.
Some verbs and adjectives are used as nouns too.