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Test Yourself

I. State whether the nouns given below are common, proper or material.

1. parrot ___________________ 2. Bharti School ___________________
3. Tommy ___________________ 4. student ___________________

5. school ___________________ 6. gold ___________________

7. salt ___________________ 8. milk ___________________

II. Fill in the blanks with collective nouns.

1. A ___________________ of singers is performing on the stage.
2. A ___________________ of bees forced us to take shelter in the cave.

3. The farmer rears a ___________________ of geese on his farm.

4. A ___________________ of cattle had ruined the crop.

5. I bought a ___________________ of grapes from the market.

Abstract Nouns

The names of qualities, actions, or states which we can neither see nor touch, but can only think of
are called the abstract nouns. Abstract nouns are uncountable nouns which have no plural forms.

love, joy, anger, etc.

Formation of Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns can be formed from nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Common nouns

Common Noun Abstract Noun Common Noun Abstract Noun
child childhood leader leadership

mother motherhood neighbour neighbourhood
slave slavery king kingship

Verbs

Verb Abstract Noun Verb Abstract Noun

grow growth know knowledge
behave behaviour permit permission

free freedom think thought

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