An adjective can sometimes become a noun when the letters -ness are added. Look at these examples of an adjective turning into a noun:
helpful – helpfulness
joyful – joyfulness
strange – strangeness
In some words, the last letter -y becomes an -i before addind -ness.
happy – happiness
empty – emptiness
lonely – loneliness
An adjective can be changed to a noun by adding -ness.
It’s your turn. Change the adjective in the first sentence to a noun in the second sentence by adding -ness.
The store is very busy. It has lots of ________. Did you figure it out? Good for you!