English Grammar

Abstract Nouns

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What is an abstract noun?

Abstract nouns can not be sensed by our five senses (smell, touch, hear, see or taste).

Abstract nouns are nouns that:

• that can not be touched, tasted seen, heard, smelt or felt
• usually represent feeling, ideas and qualities
• can be singular nouns and plural nouns
• can be countable or uncountable

• Timmy has a weakness for chocolate cake.
• The people want to see justice served.
• My dogs did not stay calm during the storm.
• Do you think that we can trust our donkey to take us home.

Tip: love, hate, violence, culture, taste

Concrete Noun & Abstract Noun Quiz

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What is a noun?

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Indefinite Pronouns

Types Of Pronouns

Identifying Nouns

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Types Of Nouns

Possessive Nouns

Countable Nouns

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Uncountable Nouns

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Countable & Uncountable Nouns Quiz

Subject Pronouns    Download the PDF

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Collective Nouns

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Compound Noun

Common Nouns

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Plural Nouns Spelling -s or es

Proper Nouns

Concrete Nouns

Abstract Nouns

Abstract Noun Quiz

Abstract Noun & Concrete Noun Quiz

Personal Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Intensive Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

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1st 2nd 3rd Person Pronouns

Noun + Noun

Pair Of Something

Interrogative Pronoun