Question

Choose the category of the noun in italics:

A committee of seven was appointed.

• A. Abstract Noun
• B. Collective Noun
  
• C. Uncountable Noun
• D. None of the above
  

Answer 1

The correct option is B Collective Noun

Option B: Collective nouns refers to a group of things of the same type. For example, 'a swarm of bees', 'a pack of wolves', etc. Collective nouns refer to a group as a singular being.

In the given sentence, the noun 'committee' refers to 'a group of people appointed for a special function'. Hence it's a collective noun and option B is correct.

Option A: Abstract nouns refer to things that cannot be perceived through any of our senses (touch, see, taste, smell, hear). They are emotions or states of being. For example, 'happiness', intelligence', etc.

The noun 'committee' is not abstract because it refers to a group.

Option C: Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, because they refer to quantity or mass. For example, some milk, some apple juice, etc.

The noun 'committee' can be counted as 'one committee', 'three committees', etc. It's not an uncountable noun.

Hence options A and C are incorrect.

Option D is wrong because the answer lies in B.