Use the correct part of speech and complete the passage. A final broad a. (classify) which is sometimes used to b. (category) nouns is the c. (distinct) between variable and non variable nouns. Variable nouns are those which have d. (single) and a plural form, whereas invariable nouns don't. So count nouns are variable but mass nouns aren't. However, there are some irregularities dotted throughout the system. A few count nouns, such as sheep and deer, have no actual marker of e. (plural) and a plural sense.

A final broad classification which is sometimes used to categorize nouns is the distinction between variable and non variable nouns.

Variable nouns are those which have a singular and a plural form, whereas invariable nouns don't. So count nouns are variable but mass nouns aren't.

However, there are some irregularities dotted throughout the system. A few count nouns, such as sheep and deer, have no actual marker of plurality and a plural sense.

the group received an extra pound of butter for christmas.

the annex was delighted to hear that we'll all be receiving an extra quarter pound of butter for christmas.

the correct answer is: reveal gregor as an untidy individual.

in metamorphosis by franz kafka, gregor samsa is the main character, who one day wakes up as a bug, and the attitude he takes upon his transformation forces him to go deeper on his existence and the new features of his body.

in this excerpt the writer mentions a table full of collection textile samples, which gives us a hint about gregor being messy. later on the book we discover how he is a really untidy individual.