Question

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

What is your verdict, gentlemen of the jury?

• A. verdict - Proper; gentlemen - Abstract; jury - Proper
• B. verdict - Common; gentlement - Collective; jury - Common
• C. verdict - Common; gentlemen - Collective; jury - Abstract
• D. verdict - Abstract; gentlemen - Common; jury - Collective

Answer 1

The correct option is D verdict - Abstract; gentlemen - Common; jury - Collective

The name given to a quality, action or state considered apart from the object to which it belongs, is an abstract noun. The name given to every person or thing of the same class or kind is a common noun. The name given to a collection of persons or things taken together and spoken of as one whole is a collective noun.

Verdict is a decision or judgement, which is not tangible. Hence, it is an abstract noun. Gentlemen is a common name hence it is a common noun, and jury refers to a group of judges and hence is a collective noun.