Question

Pick out the nouns in the following sentence-
                 The woman carried an umbrella.
A)The, an
B)Woman, umbrella
C)Woman, carried
D)Carried

Answer 1

Hint: A Noun refers to the name of a person, place, animal or thing. Nouns function as the main subjects of verbs.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 You must be knowing about the two important types of nouns- Common and Proper nouns.
1)Common noun- A common noun is used to name general things rather than the particular ones. Example- boy, ball, girl, man etc
2)Proper noun- A proper noun is used to specify a particular thing. Example- India, The Himalayas, New Delhi etc
With the help of the hint, let’s examine the given options-
A)The, an- These are articles that refer to specific nouns.
Example- The boat reached an island.
B)Woman, umbrella- These are nouns that refer to the name of a person, thing, animal and place.
C)Woman, carried- Woman is a noun that is referring to the name of a person here, whereas carried is a verb, as it refers to an action.
D)Carried- It is a verb, as it refers to an action.
Example- The boy carried the books.
The correct answer is Option B- Woman, Umbrella.

Note: Woman and Umbrella are common nouns that refer to the name of a person and thing. They are known as common nouns, because they are not talking about any particular person or thing.