Types of Nouns Answers

Directions:

Identify the types of nouns underlined in the sentences below. Underline the correct answer for each one.

Example:

count               mass               

Ethan can operate his new camera with only one hand.

 

proper             common         

1. The Gray Ranch has been a working cattle ranch since the turn of the century.

 

proper             common         

2. A baseball commissioner represents the interests of the fans as well as those of the owners.

 

concrete            abstract        

3. Fay had trouble washing her feet with her soap-on-a-rope.

 

concrete            abstract        

4. His childhood was ordinary, if a little lonely.

 

count               mass   

5. Whipped butter contains fewer calories per serving than ordinary butter.

 

count               mass               

6. Customers are not in the mood to accept major changes in styles of clothing.

 

concrete            mass               

7. The jacket is long enough to wear as a dress.

 

collective            proper            

8. At night the Platypus Café is almost always deserted.

 

compound            abstract        

9. Jeanne’s earring was found under the dog’s dish.

 

collective            count              

10. Randy installed a dashboard fan that runs on the power from his car’s cigarette lighter.

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