Question

In the following sentence, words have been italicized. To what category of noun do they belong?

The girls tried their new skateboards.

• A. Countable Noun / Countable Noun
• B. Uncountable Noun / Common Noun
• C. Countable Noun / Abstract Noun
• D. Uncountable Noun / Concrete Noun

Answer 1

The correct option is A Countable Noun / Countable Noun

Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted as individuals, and they have a singular and plural form, like girl/girls, skateboard/skateboards. In the given sentence, the italicized words 'girls' and 'skateboards' both can be counted as individuals, hence option A is correct. Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted as individuals, they do not have a plural form, like rice, water, flour. Option B is incorrect because 'girls' is not an uncountable noun. Abstract nouns denote an idea, concept or any such non-physical entity, 'skateboards' does not refer to any concept, it's a physical object, hence it's not an abstract noun, option C is incorrect. Option D is incorrect because 'girls' is not an uncountable noun, it's the plural form of the noun 'girl'. 'Skateboards' is a countable noun as it can be counted, a common noun as it refers to a general thing, as well as a concrete noun that can be seen and touched.