Question

Point out the nouns in the following sentence, and say whether they are Common, Proper, Collective or Abstract:

I often think of the happy days of childhood.

• A. think - Common; days - Collective
• B. days - Common; childhood - Abstract
• C. happy - Abstract; days - Collective
• D. days - Collective; childhood - Common

Answer 1

The correct option is B days - Common; childhood - Abstract

The name given to a quality, action or state considered apart from the object to which it belongs, is an abstract noun. A common noun is a general name for something.

Days is a common name and hence it is a common noun. Childhood is an abstract noun as it describes the state of an individual.