Question

Say whether the underlined nouns are Common, Proper, Collective or Abstract:

The Godavari overflows its banks every year.

• A. Godavari - Proper; banks - Common; year - Common
• B. Godavari - Common; banks - Collective; year - Abstract
• C. Godavari - Collective; banks - Abstract; year - Proper
• D. Godavari - Proper; banks - Collective; year - Common

Answer 1

The correct option is A Godavari - Proper; banks - Common; year - Common

The name of some particular person, place or thing is a proper noun. The name given to every person or thing of the same class or kind is a common noun.

Godavari is the name of a river and hence is a proper noun whereas banks and year are common nouns as they refer to such things in general.