http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Nouns/wllzl/post.htm#725497Mon, 11 May 2009 14:23:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:725497Philip0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Nouns/wllzl/post.htm#725497http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-725497.xmlAbility and merits are both common nouns.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Nouns/wllzl/post.htmMon, 11 May 2009 14:18:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:725486Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Nouns/wllzl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-725486.xmlI have a couple of questions on identifying nouns in a sentence. The first sentence: Because of their intelligence and athletic ability, Karen Cornell and Leonard Johnson were named &quot;Scholar Athletes.&quot; The Second Sentence: Congress debated the merits of the tax bill late into the night. My questions are: is athletic ability a noun? if so, which type. is merits a noun? if so, which type. Thanks.