Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Are Grass and Road proper nouns or concrete nouns? Nouns can be classified in various ways. eg concrete versus abstract 'Grass' is a concrete noun, something I can touch. 'Truth' is an abstract noun, I

Hi CB. The abstract noun sans article is the key I was missing. I knew that "memorization" alone wouldn't use the article but wasn't sure how to dispose of "of facts." Thanks.

Avangi has given you a good answer. I'll try to give another one and then you can choose whichever you like best! Memorization of facts , even though it is made up of three words, is thought of as just one concept without the article.

. Hello Henry-- and welcome to English Forums. Offhand, I'd say that we should consider Collins' guideline carefully. It reads: 'an uncount or abstract noun modified by an "of" phrase should generally be preceded by a

According to Collins Cobuild English Grammar, an uncount or abstract noun modified by an "of" phrase should generally be preceded by a "the". For example, "I am interested in education of young children." is wrong.

You can't say that the morning of December 25, for example, is the same morning you are experiencing again today. So morning is an abstract noun. Nor can I say that the egg I ate yesterday is the same egg I'm eating today. (Oh dear.) - A.

But a concrete noun can be uncountable (luggage) while an abstract noun can be countable - being one doesn't correspond to being another.

Concrete nouns are nouns that refer to people, animals, or things. Concrete nouns can be "re-identified" with the idea of "the very same one". That is the same that I saw yesterday. morning does not fit the profile for such a

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