Question

Choose the correct abstract noun form of the underlined adjective.
The robbers met at a secret place. All of them had promised to maintain the ___________ of the place.

• A. secretness
• B. secrecy
• C. secretive
• D. secret

Answer 1

The correct option is B secrecy

Option A is incorrect as the word secretness does not exist.

The abstract noun form of the word "secret" is secrecy. Hence, the correct answer is Option B.

Option C is incorrect as the word secretive is an adjective. Example: He is a secretive person. It is not a noun.

The word secret is used as an adjective as well as a noun. However, it is a common noun and not an abstract noun. Hence, Option D is incorrect.