Yesterday we learned that a concrete noun names an object that we can see and touch.
Today we focus on abstract nouns – names for things that can’t be seen.
Abstract nouns name concepts, ideas, feelings, and emotions.
Abstract nouns that name emotions: love, hate, fear, anger, frustration, happiness, hope, joy, despair
Abstract nouns that name descriptive qualities: beauty, ugliness, peacefulness, richness, loyalty
Abstract nouns that name personal qualities: courage, bravery, integrity, goodness, kindness, self-control
Abstract nouns that name concepts: liberty, patriotism, justice, poverty, wealth, submission
Each of these abstract nouns can be written into a sentence using the articles a, an, the.
The young man enjoyed the peacefulness of the forest.
The ugliness of the town was shocking.
Jane allowed the anger to overwhelm her.
Abstract nouns name ideas, concepts, feelings, and emotions – things that cannot be seen or touched.
▶It’s your turn. Can you find the abstract noun in this sentence? The little boy had a fear of snakes. Good for you!