Daily Olympiad: English - Grammar Nouns Pronouns Verbs [20260511]

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Correct: A

A common noun refers to a general class of things and is usually written in lowercase unless it starts a sentence. 'Apple (the fruit)' is a common noun, whereas the others are proper nouns or specific entities.

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Correct: C

Proper nouns name specific persons, places, or things and are always capitalized. Delhi is the name of a city, making it a proper noun. The other options are common nouns.

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Correct: C

'Table' is a concrete noun because it can be seen and touched. Abstract nouns like 'love' or 'kindness' refer to ideas or emotions and are not physical.

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Correct: C

'Happiness' is an abstract noun as it represents a feeling rather than a physical object. The other options are concrete nouns.

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Correct: A

'He' refers to a specific person and is used as a subject in a sentence, making it a personal pronoun. Reflexive and possessive pronouns include words like 'himself' or 'his', while demonstrative pronouns include 'this' or 'that'.

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Correct: B

Reflexive pronouns end with '-self' (e.g., 'yourself') and are used when the subject and object are the same. 'My', 'hers', and 'them' are possessive or personal pronouns.

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Correct: B

The verb 'reads' shows the action of the sentence. 'She' is the subject, 'a' and 'book' are nouns.

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Correct: B

'Sang' is the past tense of 'sing'. 'Sings' is present tense (third person singular), and 'singing' is the present participle form.

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Correct: B

The subject 'my family' is treated as a singular collective noun, so the correct verb is 'goes' to agree with it in present tense. 'Go' is plural, while 'gone' and 'going' are incorrect tenses here.