Question

Say whether the underlined nouns are Common, Proper, Collective, or Abstract-
What is your verdict, gentlemen of the jury?
a. Verdict – Proper, Gentlemen – Abstract, Jury – Proper.
b. Verdict – Common, Gentlemen – Collective, Jury – Common.
c. Verdict – Common, Gentlemen – Collective, Jury – Abstract.
d. Verdict – Abstract, Gentlemen – Common, Jury – Collective.

Answer 1

Hint: A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. The type of nouns are classified on the basis of their quality, uses and the abstract concepts.

Complete answer:
There are 5 types of nouns : Common noun, Proper noun, Collective noun, Possessive noun and Abstract noun. Here, we have to discuss about four of them. Common nouns are conspecific. They refer to a broad class of people, places, or things, so they're not capitalised. Abstract nouns are intangible ideas. They're things people cannot see, touch, smell or hear. Collective nouns are the nouns which describe a group of things, and it may be singular or plural, depending on how it's used. Proper nouns are the nouns which help distinguish a specific person, place, or thing. These words should be capitalized.

Now, let us examine all the given options :
> Option ‘a’ has verdict as a proper noun, which cannot be correct as proper nouns are capitalized. Gentlemen is an abstract noun, which is also not correct because they are emotions. Jury is as a Proper noun, which cannot be correct, as well.
> Option ‘b’ has verdict as a common noun, which is correct. Gentlemen as a collective noun, which cannot be true. Jury as a common noun, which is also not grammatically correct.
> Option ‘c', verdict as an abstract noun, which is not true. Gentlemen is a collective which is also not correct. Jury as an abstract noun, which is also not correct.
> Option ‘d’ has verdict as an abstract noun, verdict is a decision or judgement, which is not tangible. Hence, it is an abstract noun. Gentlemen is as Common noun, it is a common name and hence it is correctly a common noun. Jury is a collective noun, which is also correct as it refers to a group of judges.

Hence, option 'd' is the correct answer.

Note: A name given to a quality is an abstract noun. An abstract noun may include an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or other entity.