Question

In the following sentence, a word has been italicized. To what category of noun does it belong?
The crowd was very big.
A) Countable noun
B) Proper noun
C) Abstract noun
D) Collective noun

Answer 1

Hint:Noun is a word that is used to identify any of a class of people, place or things. There are different types of nouns: Common noun, proper noun, singular and plural nouns, Concrete and abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, countable and uncountable nouns.

Complete answer:
IN this particular question we have to identify which category the italicized word crowd lies in.
>Option A) Countable noun - is an incorrect answer because countable nouns are those nouns that can be counted. Countable nouns have singular and plural forms based on their usages. For example: ball, boy cat and person. The italicized word ‘crowd’ will not be considered as a countable noun. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
>Option B) Proper noun – is an incorrect answer because proper nouns are those nouns that indicates a name of place, person or organisation. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter. For example: London, United Kingdom, Jane and etc. are proper nouns. However, the italicized word ‘crowd’ is not a proper noun. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
>Option C) Abstract noun - is an incorrect answer because abstract nouns are intangible ideas or opinions. They are not the things that people can touch, see or hear. It can only be felt. For example: emotions, social concepts, character traits etc. The italicized word ‘crowd’ is not an abstract noun because we can see the crowd. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
>Option D) Collective noun - is the correct answer because a collective noun describes a group of things. They can be singular or plural depending on how they are used. A singular collective noun refers to a group that functions as one unit or performs the same action at the same time. Like in the above sentence ‘The crowd was very big’. So, crowd, committee, crowd are known as singular collective nouns. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence the answer is option ‘d’ The crowd was very big-Collective noun.

Note:As we know that nouns are important they put emphasis on place, objects and people and etc. Nouns in the sentences give more clarity. There are different types of nouns (i.e. abstract nouns, concrete nouns, countable and uncountable nouns and etc.), each type is designed to serve a different purpose in a sentence. Some get specific, such as proper nouns. Others are more generic, such as abstract nouns. No matter the type, each noun is always going to refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. We should have clear ideas about the noun and their types and not to get confused in choosing which type of noun is used.