Question

Identify the common noun(s) in the following sentence:
She plucked some flowers from the garden.
A. She
B. Plucked
C. Flowers
D. Garden

Answer 1

Hint: Common noun is a type of noun which is a generic name given to things, people or places. These nouns help us understand what category they fall under; unlike proper nouns, common nouns do not begin with upper-case letters.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A – She is a pronoun denoting a person of a feminine gender. This does not fall under the category of common nouns as this is a word used instead of a noun, which means it is not a noun to begin with. This is not the right option.
Option B – Plucked is an action word, which describes the action of plucking something. Any action word is a verb and hence it cannot be a common noun. This is not the right option.
Option C – Flowers is a generic term used for a part of a plant that flowers from the branches or plants or trees. There are many kinds of flowers with different kinds of names, but anything that blossoms from a flowering plant/tree and has colorful petals can be called a flower; hence this a right option.
Option D – Garden is a piece of land on which plants, trees, etc., are grown; they are sometimes extensions of houses to add beauty. There are many types of gardens with specific kinds of trees or plants growing in them. However, in general, a group of plants and trees placed in an orderly fashion on a piece of land is usually called a garden. Hence this is a right option.

Thus, the correct option is C & D.

Note:
To identify a common noun in a question, it will be easy to first identify nouns and see their nature; sometimes they are names and sometimes they are just generic names which may fall under a category.
For example: The shops are crowded in the market. The word shop is generic, but if perceived further, each shop may have their own name like, Marks and Spencer or jewelry shop,etc.