CBSE Class 8 English Advanced Noun Short Answer Questions Set 01

Short Answer Questions

Question 1. Correct the sentence: She likes to feed the poors.
Answer:
She likes to feed the poor.
In simple words: 'The poor' already means all poor people, so no -s is added.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'The' plus an adjective can name a whole group of people: the poor, the rich, the young.
2. Such words are plural in meaning and never take -s.

Question 2. Correct the sentence: He is working for the blinds.
Answer:
He is working for the blind.
In simple words: 'The blind' means blind people as a group.

Teacher's Note:
1. Same pattern as 'the poor' and 'the deaf'.
2. Adding -s to the adjective is wrong.

Question 3. Correct the sentence: I told these news to my father.
Answer:
I told this news to my father.
In simple words: 'News' looks plural but is singular, so we say 'this news'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rule 2: news, mathematics, economics and billiards look plural but take singular words with them.
2. Use 'a piece of news' to count.

Question 4. Correct the sentence: The teacher gave us many advices.
Answer:
The teacher gave us some advice. (or: The teacher gave us a lot of advice.)
In simple words: Advice cannot be counted, so it has no plural and cannot take 'many'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rule 1: advice, information, furniture and luggage are uncountable.
2. Use 'much' or 'some' with them, or 'a piece of'.

Question 5. Correct the sentence: I have a five dollars note.
Answer:
I have a five dollar note. (also written 'a five-dollar note')
In simple words: When a number and a noun act as an adjective before another noun, the noun stays singular.

Teacher's Note:
1. Compare: a ten-rupee note, a two-year course.
2. 'Five dollars' is plural only when it stands alone as an amount.

Question 6. Correct the sentence: She has bought two dozens apples.
Answer:
She has bought two dozen apples.
In simple words: After a number, dozen does not take -s.

Teacher's Note:
1. Same for hundred, thousand and score when a number comes before them.
2. Use 'dozens of' when no number is given.

Question 7. Correct the sentence: Please put your sign here.
Answer:
Please put your signature here.
In simple words: A sign is a mark or signal, whereas your signature is your own name written by you.

Teacher's Note:
1. The noun for writing one's name is signature; the verb is 'sign'.
2. Choose the right noun, not just the right form.

Question 8. Correct the sentence: Riya gave me a good advice.
Answer:
Riya gave me a piece of advice. (or: Riya gave me good advice.)
In simple words: Advice is uncountable, so it cannot take 'a'; we count it with 'a piece of'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rule 1: no 'a' or 'an' with advice, information, furniture and so on.
2. You can say 'a good piece of advice' to keep the adjective.