| Reference Book | Collins Revised English Grammar and Composition Class 7 |
| Chapter Number | Chapter 1 |
| Chapter Name | Nouns |
A) Underline the nouns in the following passage. Write (P) for proper noun and (C) for common nouns. (Page 12)
Many kings (C) ruled ancient India (P) over the ages. Among the greatest of them was Emperor (C) Ashoka (P). He was known as a fierce and brave warrior. But the war of Kalinga (P) brought a complete change in him. He was deeply disturbed by the many lives lost in the war. From that time, he gave up violence and became a follower of the Buddha (P). He sent his children – his daughter (C) Sanghamitra (P) and son (C) Mahindra (P) – to spread Buddhism (P) to Sri Lanka (P), a far-off foreign land. The spread of Buddhism (P) in Asian (P) countries such as China (P), Japan (P), Cambodia (P) and Laos (P) is because of the efforts of Ashoka (P).
B) Read the sentences and write whether the nouns given in italics are countable (C) or uncountable (U). (Page 13)
1) How much cheese do you need? (U)
2) Meenu has friends all over the neighbourhood. (C)
3) I like strawberry milkshake. (U)
4) They needed gallons of water to put out the fire. (U)
5) Abbas always has orange juice in the morning. (U)
6) Dogs are faithful animals. (U)
7) Neelam eats brown rice (U) three times a week. (C)
8) Delete all the old messages (C) on your mobile phone.
C) Fill in the blanks with the correct options. (Page 14)
| gaggle | horde | bundle | bundle |
| bunch | bunch | bouquet | gang |
1) a gang of thieves
2) a gaggle of geese
3) a bundle of clothes
4) a bouquet of flowers
5) a bunch of grapes
6) a swarm of locusts
7) a crowd of people
8) a horde of barbarians
D) Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Then , write if they are proper (P), common (C), Collective (CO) or abstract (A).
(Page 14)
1) Hard work (A) never goes to waste.
2) There is no short cut to success (A).
3) The police (C) have caught the criminal (C).
4) The committee (CO) has prepared the petition.
5) Emperor (C) Vikramaditya (P) was a great parton of the arts (A).
6) The cattle (C) are grazing in the fields (C).
7) She sent me a bouquet (CO) of flowers (C).
8) Hyderabad (P) is the capital of the newly formed state (C) Telangana (P).
9) Faith (A) can create miracles (A).
E) Underline the materials nouns in these sentences. (Page 15)
1) Gold is a good conductor of heat.
2) Jute is one of the cheapest natural fibre.
3) The child is sailing a boat made of paper.
4) Plastic is not good for the environment.
5) Rubber is a a conductor of electricity.
6) Some people think that food tastes better when cooked in utensils made of clay.
F) Write the plural forms of the following compounds nouns. (Page 15)
1) passer-by —- passers-by
2) ladybird —- ladybirds
3) water tank —- water tanks
4) printer cartidge —- printer cartidges
5) washing machine —- washing machines
6) daughter-in-law —– daughters-in-law
G) Choose the correct nouns to complete the sentences (Page 16)
1) They are buying furniture (furniture / furnitures) for their new houses.
2) This railway track is used for goods (goods/good) trains.
3) I have no further information (information / informations) regarding her arrival.
4) He is older than his brother by two and a half years (year / years).
5) She lost her bunch of keys (key/keys) in the train yesterday.
6) The accident was seen by many passer-by (passer-bys / passers-by).
7) He has seven sons-in-law (son-in-laws / sons-in-law)
8) The two former chiefs of staff (chiefs of staff /chief of staffs) are attending the meeting.
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