Question

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate option to form a compound noun:
I find the _________ bank an ideal location for harbouring imaginative ideas.

• A. water
• B. stream
• C. brook
• D. river

Answer 1

The correct option is D river

Compound nouns are a combination of two nouns in which the first noun is what kind of a person or object it is or what the purpose of the noun is whereas the second noun identifies the first noun.

The sentence mentions 'bank' as an ideal location for harbouring imaginative ideas. From the given options, option D) river forms a compound noun with bank to form 'river bank' which is the correct answer. We never use 'water', 'stream' or 'brook' along with 'bank' to form a compound noun and therefore they are incorrect answers.