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Abstract Nouns

The document discusses different types of nouns including proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, and abstract nouns. It provides examples and explanations of each type of noun. It also discusses how abstract nouns are formed from adjectives, verbs, and other nouns by adding suffixes like -ness, -ment, -ity, -age, -tion, -sion, and -hood.

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Abstract Nouns

The document discusses different types of nouns including proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, and abstract nouns. It provides examples and explanations of each type of noun. It also discusses how abstract nouns are formed from adjectives, verbs, and other nouns by adding suffixes like -ness, -ment, -ity, -age, -tion, -sion, and -hood.

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Guess the Idiom

Idiom Meaning
The world
is your You are in a
oyster position to take
When you have the the
confidence in your
abilities, the world is opportunities
your oyster. that life has to
offer
Kinds of Nouns
Proper Common Collective Abstract
An Abstract Noun is
A Proper Noun is the name of a A Common Noun is A Collective Noun is the
the name of some quality,
particular person, place or a thing the name of a name of a collection of
feeling, state or action that
and it always begins generic category persons, places, animals
we can only think of or feel
with a capital letter. of things, people of the or things considered
but cannot touch or see.
same class or kind. as a unit.

I ordered the Lenovo I ordered a new They laughed at my


A flock of birds.
laptop from Amazon. laptop online. idea.

I was surrounded
with the beauty of
nature .
What is an Abstract
An idea-a thought Noun?
kindness-quality

 An Abstract Noun is something that


exists but cannot physically be seen or laughter-actions
touched .

 They can only be thought of or felt.


beauty-state of being
happiness-feeling

An Abstract Noun refers to

qualities, feelings, state of being.


Formation of Abstract Nouns
from adjectives brave: bravery
 When Sarah jumped into the lake to high-height
rescue a drowning cat, her bravery
astonished the onlookers. know-knowledge
from verbs
judge-judgement
 We looked down from a giddy height.

from common  He read many books to increase


child-childhood
nouns his knowledge.
slave-slavery
 Don't pass judgment too quickly.

 This song reminds me of my


childhood.

 Slavery was abolished and farm


owners were no longer allowed to
keep humans as workers against their
will.
-ness happy-happiness
-ment enjoy-enjoyment

-ity affixing with suffixes human-humanity


-age bond-bondage
-tion act-action
-sion
divide-division
-hood
child-childhood
-ty vary-variety
-th wide-width
honesty

wisdom
strength
freedom
prevention
childhood

laughter innocence

purity height

agreement clarity

failure speech

knowledge patience
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Honesty is sometimes difficult but always right.
Honesty

childhood Childhood is a time to learn and have fun.

hope Hope is what keeps us going.

victory Victory is always sweet.

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