Question

Replace the underlined verb in the given sentence with a suitable option:
What is your impress of the new appointee?
A) Impressed
B) Impressing
C) Impression
D) Impresses

Answer 1

Hint: The highlighted word is the subject of the verb 'is' in the given phrase. Because the object of a verb is a noun, the appropriate alternative is a noun. The word 'impress' is a verb that has to be replaced with a noun.

Complete answer:
A noun is a term that serves as the name for a particular item or group of objects, such as living organisms, places, acts, attributes, states of existence, or concepts.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A: Impressed is a verb form which is in the past tense. ‘Impressed’ means to inspire, regard and esteem (someone). In the above sentence the given object of the verb is a noun and therefore the correct option should be a noun and not a verb itself. Therefore this is an incorrect option.
Option B: 'Impressing' is a present continuous tense of verb form. This choice is improper since we expect the verb's object to be a noun.
Option C: Correct Option. 'Impression' is the noun form of the word 'impress.' As a result, it's the correct option.Because a noun is the object of a verb, a noun is the right alternative. 'Impress' is a verb, so the noun ‘Impression’ substitutes it.
Option D: Incorrect option. In the simple present tense, the verb 'impresses' is also a verb form.
It's a verb, when the appropriate option is a noun.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Some rules regarding nouns are as follows-
1) The singularity of some nouns is unavoidable. Uncountable nouns are those that don't have a number.
2) There is no singular form for several nouns, hence they are always in plural form. With them, a plural verb is used.
3) Singular and plural forms of some nouns are interchangeable.