Question

Identify the types of noun present in the following sentence:
The elephant is the biggest animal on land.
a)Elephant, animal, land – Common Nouns
b)Elephant – Proper Noun; Animal, land – Common Nouns
c)Elephant – Common noun; Animal, land – Proper Nouns
d)Elephant, animal, land – Proper Nouns

Answer 1

Hint: A noun is a word that gives a name to a thing, a person, an animal, a place, a quality, an idea, etc.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 A common noun refers to a person, place, or thing in general but does not name any particular person, place, or thing. A proper noun is the name of a particular/specific person, place, or thing and always begins with a capital letter.
Option a ‘Elephant, animal, land – Common Nouns’ is the correct option. The words are the general words and do not specify anything in particular.
Option b ‘Elephant – Proper Noun; Animal, land – Common Nouns’ is the incorrect option. The two words ‘Animal’ and ‘Land’ are treated correctly and are termed as common nouns but the ‘Elephant’ is termed as a proper noun which is incorrect.
Option c ‘Elephant – Common noun; Animal, land – Proper Nouns’ is the incorrect option. The word ‘Elephant’ is referred to in the correct form but the other two words ‘Animal’ and ‘Land’ are presented incorrectly as Proper Nouns.
Option d ‘Elephant, animal, land – Proper Nouns’ is the incorrect option. All the words are presented as proper nouns which are incorrect as the words do not specify anything in particular.

Note: There must be a clear understanding of different types of nouns and how they are different from each other like in the given question.