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Question
Common Nouns - 3
Common nouns can be classified in one more way - concrete nouns and abstract nouns.
Concrete nouns stand for things that you can actually touch or see.
Examples: school, home, cards, butterflies, child.
Abstract nouns stand for ideas, qualities, feelings, actions, etc.,
Examples: life, time, unity, progress, happiness, childhood, movement, mathematics.
Can you spot at least three abstract nouns in the following paragraph?
'We put the plan of action in motion immediately. We did this without letting any of the teachers in the secret. We wanted to give Mrs. Desai a surprise. But she is really too good. She spotted the change within a week.'
Grammar
Solution
Spotting at least three abstract nouns in the paragraph:
The paragraph contains the following abstract nouns:
- Action
- Motion
- Surprise
- Secret
- Change
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