Identifying nouns

For each sentence, choose the option that lists all the nouns (and noun/adjectives) in the sentence.

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For help with this exercise, see Nouns.

Example

Question 1 of 5

Question 1. Truthfulness is a virtue lacking in some public officials.
Identifying nouns – 1

Question 2 of 5

Question 2. The Wright Brothers used a wind tunnel to test their airplane designs.
Identifying nouns – 2

Question 3 of 5

Question 3. The miners’ work clothes were clogged with fine black dust.
Identifying nouns – 3

Question 4 of 5

Question 4. Virginia Woolf wrote that women needed their own income and their own space.
Identifying nouns – 4

Question 5 of 5

Question 5. The child’s language was a charming combination of her father’s English and her mother’s French.
Identifying nouns – 5