Hi, If you say 'It is good', we need to know what you are talking about. eg a good man eg a good dinner eg a good book The noun tells us what you are describing. Clive

Hi, how to write a sentence using abstract noun as a subject? Generally speaking, it's the same way as for any other kind of noun. Pls. give me an example eg Sadness upsets me. eg Religion confuses me. Clive

'While' is not an abstract noun when the sentence is about somebody doing something, before they do something else. It is more like a connective word (because, and, or). For example: 'While she waited for the train, she drank a cup

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

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

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

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.

(re 'Sidney' as a girl's name) Well, that's not too surprising. This newfangled popularity of 'Sidney' as a female name smacks of Hiberno-Britosupremacism(TM). I can't let that go unchallenged! What does a fashion in