This is exactly the problem. You can't use a formula approach. In most of the cases where you would say " different types of X ," you CANNOT say " different X's ." You need to gradually acquire a

In passing, I read in a book this sentence "he took a strange joy in ..." Do you think "strange" collocates nicely with "joy" ? Also, would you concur with the author as to the use of the indefinite article in

Hey, ok I was the person who made this post. I decided to sign up :) I was thinking today to help myself better understand the whole abstract noun thing and here's what came into my head...let me know if it makes sense. Since an abstract

Hi, Possibly it might help if you could look up the definition of the word 'thing' in your dictionary. What about your native language? Does it have the concept of abstract nouns, like happiness, justice ? Do you have the same

Ok sorry, so how about, "He displayed justice". Justice being the abstract noun. I was too thinking my difficulty was coming more from a philosphical point of view, however one that impedes my understanding of simple grammar. English is

Hi, "He was moral." And there i've used an abstract noun...i think . Actually, 'moral' is considered an adjective here. Just like 'red' is an adjective in 'The car is red'. I understand your

gah i replied but my post didnt make it through for some reason...sigh well in short here's the sentence to make you happy.. "The man carried out justice." So justice being the abstract noun. Now...my question is, why isn't

Well see...the issue isn't that i don't understand what the dictionary considers an abstract noun...its why everything isn't labeled as one. Its easy to say, "He was moral." And there i've used an abstract noun...i

Hi, Let's try a simple approach. Try writing a few simple sentences using an abstract noun in each one, and we can help you with comments. OK? Best wishes, Clive

Ok im a bit confused about abstract nouns. So the pure definition of a noun is The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea. The idea is the part that totally confuses me. Idea means: any conception existing in the mind as a