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Latest post Fri, Mar 27 2009 9:13 AM by Avangi. 3 replies.
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Cheeke  +  689278 Sat, 21 Mar 09 11:07 AM
Hello,

Can someone tell me if   "waiting", "while", "smell" and "air" are abstract nouns or concrete nouns?

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Mister Micawber  +  689287 Sat, 21 Mar 09 11:37 AM
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'Air' and 'smell' (depending on their meanings) are concrete; the others are abstract.  It is a simple measure:  if you can sense (i.e. see, hear, touch, smell or taste) it, it is concrete.
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Anonymous, 239 days ago

Hi Cheeke

So you're going through the TEFL 20 hours grammar module hey?

Waiting is not a noun

While is only a nouns if it's preceded by "a", if you say "while I was going" then it' not a noun. When it's a noun, it's abstract

I think smell and air are both concrete, as you can smell a smell and you can feel air on your skin. But for those two it can be debatable so your tutor won't mark you down either way for those is what I think... and hope, for my own sake!

Avangi  +  691534 Fri, 27 Mar 09 09:13 AM
"Waiting" is a noun in my dictionary.  "Waiting is one of the three things I hate most!"  (*-)) Thinking

Good luck with the test, guys!   (Y) Yes
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