Question

Identify the concrete noun in the following sentence.
We often miss our childhood friends.
(a) Miss
(b) Often
(c) Childhood
(d) Friends

Answer 1

Hint: Read the question and try to guess what it is trying to convey. Now go through the given options and choose the one which helps in expressing the context of the given question. You can use the hit and trial method too.

Complete answer:
Nouns are those words that indicate the name of a person, place, thing, or animal.
Nouns are of two types based on tangibility or the ability to be physical-
i. Abstract nouns- It refers to those nouns that indicate feelings, emotions, ideas, and concepts. These nouns cannot be perceived by our five sense organs. For example- Honesty, wisdom, etc.
ii. Concrete nouns- It refers to those nouns that indicate physical objects. These nouns can be perceived by our five sense organs. For example- Book, table, boy, etc.
In the context of the given question, ‘childhood’ is an abstract noun because it indicates a specific age while ‘friends’ is a concrete noun because friends indicate people that can be perceived by our sense organs.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Miss’ is an incorrect option because ‘miss’ indicates the action of missing someone. Hence, it is a verb.
Option b- ‘Often’ is an incorrect option because ‘often’ modifies the verb ‘miss’. Hence, it is an adverb.
Option c- ‘Childhood’ is an incorrect option because it cannot be perceived by our sense organs. Hence, it is an abstract noun.
Option d- ‘Friends’ is the correct option because it can be perceived by our sense organs. Hence, it is a concrete noun. The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note:
 Always remember that concrete nouns are also known as tangible nouns while abstract nouns are known as intangible nouns.