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Class 8 English
Noun
Quiz 2
Choose the correct option to fill the blank:
She has written many ________.
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Poetry
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Poetries
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Poem
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Poems
Explanation
'Many' is a determiner that comes before plural countable nouns.
Options C and D: 'Poems' is a plural countable noun that refers to more than one poem (piece of writings). Hence this is the most suitable option.
On the other hand, 'poem' is a singular noun that does not agree with 'many'. Hence option C is incorrect.
Option A: 'Poetry' is an abstract noun and refers to the 'use of words and language to evoke a certain emotion or feeling', whereas 'poem' is the arrangement of these words. 'Poetry' refers to an act, and hence it does not have a plural, countable form. So, this option is not correct.
Option B: The word 'poetries' does not exist in the standard English language, as abstract nouns usually do not have a plural form. Hence B is wrong.
Identify the common and proper noun(s) in the given sentence:
All the things in the world are made up of atoms.
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things - Common Noun
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world - Common Noun
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atoms - Common Noun
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atoms - Proper Noun
Explanation
A basic definition of a common noun is a person, place, thing or idea that is not specific rather generic.
A common noun is only capitalized when it is at the beginning of a sentence.
Proper nouns are the names of a particular person, place or thing and are very specific.
It is easy to identify proper nouns as they always start with a capital letter.
According to this, options A, B and C are correct answers as they refer to non-specific generic things.
Option D is incorrect because 'atoms' is not a proper noun and it is not starting with a capital letter.
Identify the collective noun in the following sentence.
The group of students fought in the street.
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group
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students
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fought
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street
Explanation
A collective noun is a word used to represent a group of people, animals, or things.
Option A is the correct answer as 'group' refers to a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
Option B is incorrect because 'students' is simply the plural form of the noun 'student' and not a collective noun.
Options C and D are incorrect because 'fought' is a verb and ' street' is a noun; neither is a collective noun.
Say whether the underlined nouns are Common, Proper, Collective or Abstract:
The
soldiers
were rewarded for their
bravery
.
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soldiers - Abstract; bravery - Common
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soldiers - Proper; bravery - Abstract
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soldiers - Common; bravery - Abstract
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soldiers - Collective; bravery - Common
Explanation
The name given to every person or thing of the
same class
or
kind
is a common noun.
The name given to a
quality
,
action
or
state
considered apart from the object to which it belongs, is an abstract noun.
Soldiers is a general term that refers to army men and bravery is an abstract noun as it is a quality which is not tangible.
Pick out the nouns from the following and state if they are
concrete or abstract.
Friendship is a blessing.
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friendship - concrete noun
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friendship - abstract noun
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blessing - concrete noun
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blessing - abstract noun
Explanation
A concrete noun is a noun that can be touched, smelled, seen, felt, or tasted.
Abstract nouns refer to concepts, ideas, philosophies, and other entities that are intangible.
'Friendship' and 'blessing' are the names
of concepts
and
both are intangible concepts that can't be touched. So, they are abstract nouns.
Identify whether the underlined nouns are Common, Proper, Collective or Abstract:
Without
health
there is no
happiness
.
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health - Common; happiness - Common
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health - Abstract; happiness - Common
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health - Common; happiness - Abstract
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health - Abstract; happiness - Abstract
Explanation
Abstract nouns are
words that name things that are not concrete
. Your five physical senses cannot detect an abstract noun
things like ideas, concepts, feelings, and traits
.
Health and happiness
refer to a state and quality, respectively and, hence, are abstract nouns.
Fill in the blank with the plural of the noun in the bracket:
I prepared for the exam by going through several test (series) ______.
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series
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serie
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serieses
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series'
Explanation
A
plural noun
is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
Hence, the correct answer is A) Series.
Choose the option that best corrects the statement at the underlined point:
Tony lost three
suitcase
when he travelled from Delhi to Singapore.
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NO CHANGE
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bags
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baggage
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rucksack
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
The word three in the sentence indicates that the noun must be plural.
Hence, the correct answer is B) Bags.
Choose the option that best corrects the statement at the underlined point:
The prettiest looking objects in the room were
the floral vase
.
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the flowery wallpaper
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the floral teacups
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the pot of flowers
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
In the sentence given, we are referring to 'objects' which implies that the noun in the blank should be a plural one. In the options given, 'the pot' is singular so option D is incorrect. Options A and B are also incorrect because they are singular.
Hence, the correct answer is C) The floral teacups (plural).
Choose the option that best corrects the statement at the underlined point:
The colleagues, who were both
a worker
at the airport, had long evening shifts.
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ground staff
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a cafeteria worker
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an airport worker
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person or thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person or thing, we use the noun in plural form.
In the given context, we are referring to two people. Hence, we use the plural noun. Staff refers to more than one person.
Hence, the correct answer is B) Ground Staff.
Fill in the blank with the plural of the noun in the brackets.
The (student) _______ are doing the exercise now.
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student
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students
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student's
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students'
Explanation
A
plural noun
is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
Hence, the correct answer is B) Students.
Choose the option that best corrects the statement at the underlined point:
Tomatoes, spinach and bell peppers are all
a vegetable
high in Vitamin C.
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vegetables
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a food source
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a nutrient
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NO CHANGE
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person or thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person or thing, we use the noun in plural form.
In the given context, there are three things, hence we use a plural noun.
The only plural option is option A) vegetables. Hence, this is the right answer.
Fill in the blank with the plural form of the noun in brackets:
My (daughter-in-law) ______________ prepared dinner for me.
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daughters-in-law
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daughter-in-laws
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daughters-in-laws
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daughter-in-law
Explanation
A
plural noun
is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea. In the case given, the word 'daughter' must be made plural, not the word 'law' since the sentence is referring to more than one daughter (in law).
Hence, the correct answer is A) Daughters-in-law.
Fill in the blank with the singular form of the noun in brackets.
The apple (trees) _______ in the garden is bearing fruit.
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trees
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tree
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treed
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treen
Explanation
A
singular noun
names one person, place, thing, or idea. The given sentence has 'is' (singular verb) which is used with singular nouns. 'Tree' is a singular noun.
Hence, the correct answer is B) Tree.
Option 'A' " Trees" is plural, therefore cannot be used in the given sentence
Option 'C' and 'D' are out of context.
Choose the option that best corrects the statement at the underlined point:
Andy Murray and Roger Federer are two
example of players
who have won at the Wimbledon.
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examples of tennis player
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examples of tennis players
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type of players
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
In the sentence given, we are referring to two people, so we must use a plural noun. Since 'type' is singular, we may rule out option D. We are also talking about two players, so option B is incorrect.
Hence, the correct answer is C) examples of tennis players.
Fill in the blank with the plural of the noun in brackets.
That library holds thousands of (book) _______.
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book
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books
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bookses
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books'
Explanation
A
plural noun
is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
Hence, the correct answer is B) Books.
Choose the option that best corrects the statement at the underlined point:
One of his
friend
preferred to travel by air alone.
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social circles
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colleagues
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acquaintance
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
In the sentence given, we are referring to one of many 'friends'. Hence, the underlined part must have a plural noun. Only options B and C are plural. However, social circles is a group of people and, hence, is not the correct option here.
This leaves us with option C as the right answer.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
Both of the buildings had
a terrace
with a view of the sea.
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windows
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a patio
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a verandah
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
Since, in the given sentence, we are referring to two separate buildings, we need to use a plural noun. The only plural option is option B) windows. Hence, this is the right answer.
Correct the underlined word:
The panther is one of the most ferocious
cat
known to man.
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species
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cats
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animal
Explanation
Here, we are referring to one of many ferocious animals. So, we must use a plural noun in the blank.
Among the options given, options B and C are plural nouns. Hence, both are possible answers.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word:
The
radius
of the two circles are of equal measure.
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arc
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diameter
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radii
Explanation
Option A: In the given sentence, the noun 'two circles' is plural. So, there should be a consistency in terms of number in a sentence. The word 'radius' is singular, it refers to only one radius, whereas 'circles' is plural. Hence this word must be changed and option A is incorrect.
Option D: 'Radii' is the plural form of 'radius' and hence agrees with the rest of the sentence in terms of number. Hence option D is correct.
Options B and C: 'Arc' and 'diameter' are both singular nouns and, like 'radius', do not agree with the sentence in number. Hence these options are incorrect.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
As a software engineer, Ali's main
tasks
is to write codes for various internet products.
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occupations
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assignments
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job
Explanation
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form.
When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
The verb following task is 'is' which is in the singular form. Therefore the noun in the underlined place must also be in the singular form.
Hence, the correct answer is D) Job (the only singular noun).
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
They will take their
secrets
to the grave with them.
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Noun
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Adjective
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Adverb
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Verb
Explanation
A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing or quality. The underlined word 'secrets' is a thing that is kept hidden or concealed, hence the word is a noun and option A is correct. An adjective describes or modifies the noun that follows since 'secrets' is not followed by a noun, it's not an adjective (it does not describe any other noun), option B is incorrect. An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or an adverb, it answers the questions how, in what way, where, why and so on. Since 'secrets' do not answer any of these questions and answers the question 'what?', it's not an adverb, option C is incorrect. A verb performs an action, since 'secrets' does not perform any action, it's not a verb and option D is incorrect.
Select the noun form of the following:
assist
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assistity
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assistness
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assistence
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assistance
Explanation
Option D: Assistance is the noun form of 'assist' that means 'the action of assisting or helping someone'. Hence this is the correct option.
Options A, B and C: 'Assistity', 'assistness' and 'assistence' do not exist in the English language. Hence these options are incorrect.
Select the noun form of the following word:
clear [Intermediate]
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clarity
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clarance
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clearance
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clarence
Explanation
The given word 'clear' is an adjective. It refers to something that is transparent, or something that is easy to understand.
Option A: The noun form of 'clear' is 'clarity'. 'Clarity' refers to the quality of being clear. For e.g. 'the clarity of water'. Hence option A is correct.
Option B: 'Clarance' is a name, and it isn't the noun form of the given word. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: 'Clearance' is also a noun but has a meaning different from the given word. It refers to an action or process of clearing out something. 'Clearing out the store', for e.g. Even though the words 'clear' and 'clearance' look similar, they aren't similar in meaning. Hence option C is incorrect.
Option D: 'Clarence' is a noun, but it isn't a noun form of 'clear'.
'Clarence' refers to a carriage, as opposed to the given word. Hence B is incorrect.
Select the noun form of the following word:
kind [Basic]
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kindity
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kindness
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kindance
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kindence
Explanation
A noun refers to a person, place, thing, animal, an emotion, process or state of being.
The given word 'kind' is an adjective, it's noun form is 'kindness'. It refers to a quality of being kind. For example, 'I thank you for your kindness.'
Hence option B is correct.
Options A, C and D are incorrect because the words 'kindity', 'kindance' and 'kindence' do not exist in Standard English.
Select the noun form of the following:
permanent
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permanance
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permanence
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permanity
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permaness
Explanation
Option B: Permanence is the noun form of 'permanent' that means 'the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged. Hence this is the correct option.
Options A, C and D: 'Permanance', 'permanity' and 'permaness' do not exist in the English language. Hence these options are incorrect.
Form a noun with a suitable suffix:
kind_____ [Intermediate]
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ance
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ence
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ness
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ity
Explanation
Option C: 'Kindness' (kind+ness= kindness) is a noun that means 'the quality of being kind or generous'. Hence this is the correct option.
Options A, B and D: 'Kindance', 'kindence' and 'kindity' do not exist in the English language. Hence these options are incorrect.
Form a noun with a suitable suffix:
gentle_____ [Basic]
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ness
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ity
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ance
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ence
Explanation
Option A: 'Gentleness' (gentle+ness= gentleness) is a noun that means 'the quality of being kind or tender'. Hence this is the correct option.
Options B, C and D: 'Gentleity', 'gentleance' and 'gentleence' do not exist in the English language. Hence these options are incorrect.
Form a noun with a suitable suffix:
correspond_____
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ance
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ence
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ness
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ity
Explanation
Option B: 'Correspondence' (correspond+ence= correspondence) is a noun that means 'a close connection or similarity'. Hence this is the correct option.
Options A, C and D: 'Correspondance', 'correspondness' and 'correspondity' do not exist in the English language. Hence these options are incorrect.
Form a noun with a suitable suffix:
allow_____
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ance
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ence
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ness
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ity
Explanation
Option A: 'Allowance' (allow+ance= allowance) is a noun that means 'a sum of money that one is permitted to use'. Hence this is the correct option.
Options B, C and D: 'Allowence', 'allowness' and 'allowity' do not exist in the English language. Hence these options are incorrect.
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