2025 · Q81
Directions: Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
His **happiness** was obvious, as he had won unprecedented appreciation for his hard work.
EnglishWord Classes
- ACollective noun
- BAbstract noun
- CAdjective
- DCommon noun
Explanation
"Happiness" names a feeling — it cannot be seen or touched, only experienced. That makes it an abstract noun. It is not a collective noun (which names a group), not an adjective, and not a concrete common noun. Option (B) is correct.