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Abstract Nouns in English Grammar

Memory Hacks used by Toppers:

👉Abstract Noun = Feelings + Qualities + Ideas 

The things which we cannot see or touch are known as Abstract Noun.

There are many things that we cannot touch.

Honesty 

Love 

Courage 

Freedom 

Happiness 

Exam Trick:

An abstract noun is noun is a feeling, idea, or state that we cannot touch or see but only feel.

Let's know how to identify Abstract Nouns:

Examples:

• Laughter
• Bravery
• Poverty
• Hatred
• Youth

Laughter is the best medicine.

In this sentence, we cannot see or touch Laughter.

"Laughter" is an Abstract Noun as we can hear laughter or we can say 

we can see a person laughing, 'Laughter' represents here as the subject,so, we cannot touch laughter.

MCQs on Abstract Nouns (PYQ pattern):

Formation of Abstract Nouns:

From Adjectives 

From Verbs

From Common Nouns

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