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B. Underline the material nouns in the given sentences.

1. Is there any sugar in the packet? 2. This chair is made of wood.
3. My pencil box is made of plastic. 4. I have four sheets of paper.
5. Chocolates are made of cocoa. 6. This palace is made of stone.

7. His house is made of straw. 8. The child was playing with mud.

C. Fill in the blanks with collective nouns.

1. A collection of stars is called ____________________.
2. A ____________________ of robbers has been arrested by the police.

3. A ____________________ of cattle had ruined the crop.
4. A ____________________ of puppies followed Dinesh wherever he went.

Let’s Learn Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns are names of qualities, actions or states which we can neither see nor touch,
but can only think of. These include joy, rudeness, friendship, love, anger, etc. Abstract
nouns can be formed from nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Abstract nouns are uncountable nouns which have no plural forms.

Formation of Abstract Nouns

From common nouns:

Common Noun Abstract Noun Common Noun Abstract Noun

brother brotherhood leader leadership

mother motherhood neighbour neighbourhood
slave slavery king kingship

From verbs:

Verb Abstract Noun Verb Abstract Noun

act action know knowledge

behave behaviour permit permission
free freedom think thought

From adjectives:

Adjective Abstract Noun Adjective Abstract Noun Nouns

beautiful beauty kind kindness

great greatness weak weakness

brave bravery wise wisdom
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