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Collective Nouns, Number & Gender

Description: Collective Nouns, Number & Gender
Number of Questions: 5
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Directions: Select the correct answer to the following sentence while changing the number of nouns.

A man and a woman ran after a thief.

  1. The men and a woman ran after thieves.

  2. Men and women ran after thieves.

  3. A man and women ran after thieves.

  4. The man and the woman runs after the thieves.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Man' changes into 'men'; 'woman' changes into 'women'; and 'thief' changes into 'thieves'.

Directions: Select the correct answer to the following sentence while changing the gender.

The lion sprang upon the fox.

  1. The lioness sprang upon the vixen.

  2. The lioness sprang upon the fox.

  3. The lion sprang upon the vixen.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the gender of all the nouns has not been changed.

Directions: Select the correct answer to the following sentence while changing the gender.

The milkman has a cow, a dog and a step daughter.

  1. The milk woman has a bull, a bitch, and a step daughter.

  2. The milk woman has a bull, a dog and a step son.

  3. The milkmaid has a bull, a bitch and a step son.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Milkman' changes into 'milkmaid'; 'cow' changes into 'bull'; 'dog' into 'bitch'; and 'step daughter' into 'step son'.

Directions: Select the correct answer to the following sentence while changing the number of nouns.

A fly settled on his foot.

  1. Flies settled on his feet.

  2. Flies settled on his foot.

  3. Flies settled on their foot.

  4. The fly settles on their foots.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Fly' changes into 'flies'; 'his' changes into 'their'; and 'foot' changes into 'feet'.

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