"What I believe I can devote myself to to leave an ever memorable trace in the history is through becoming an automobile designer, the only dream of mine. " Wrong. Plain wrong. The sentence was probably written by someone whose native

Hi, Can you begin by suggesting at least one or two yourself? Hint - don't forget about abstract nouns. Best wishes, Clive

Hi, Can you begin by suggesting at least one or two yourself? Hint - don't forget about abstract nouns. Best wishes, Clive

first group: collective nouns second group: abstract nouns Other designations may apply, depending on what you're after.

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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

Does "Carpeting" in the title derive from a verb "carpet" and not from "carpeting" which happens to be a noun itself? One would need to study the history of early uses of these words to be absolutely sure, but

Hi. Is it correct in modern English to put adjective in the front and back of an abstract noun like "joy" or should it be part of old English? What is the difference? Hymns seem to be where a lot of this kind of pattern surfaces. He

. 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