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07-Jan-2007, 04:34
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| | Help me to identify nouns Help me in classifying nouns :
news (common, uncountable, abstract)
dust (common, uncountable, concrete)
rubbish (common, uncountable, concrete)
weather (common, uncountable, abstract)
dust (common, uncountable, concrete)
class (I know it is noun but I don't know its meaning) (What is the meaning of class?)
sea (common, uncountable, concrete)
language (common, countable, concrete)
poem (common, countable, concrete)
poetry. (What is poetry?)
window. (common, concrete, countable)
summer (common, uncountable, abstract)
music (common, uncountable, abstract)
drink (common, uncountable, abstract)
fish (common, uncountable, concrete)
idea (common, uncountable, abstract)
fun (common, uncountable, abstract)
Please tell me the above answer is right or wrong. If wrong, state me reason. | 
07-Jan-2007, 08:05
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| | Re: Help me to identify nouns What's abstract about 'drink'? Is language concrete? | 
08-Jan-2007, 03:14
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| | Re: Help me to identify nouns Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol What's abstract about 'drink'? Is language concrete? | I am not understand what you are telling. | 
08-Jan-2007, 07:10
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| | Re: Help me to identify nouns Firstly, what do you understand by the terms abstract and concrete? | 
08-Jan-2007, 14:07
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| | Re: Help me to identify nouns Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol Firstly, what do you understand by the terms abstract and concrete? | What I understand is that :
Abstract noun is one which we cannot see, touch, but we can feel that.
e.g. love, hope, sleep, honesty, bravery, etc.
Concrete noun is one which we can touch and can see.
e.g. book, pen, pencil, computer. | 
09-Jan-2007, 02:08
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| | Re: Help me to identify nouns Right, well how do you see or touch 'language'? We don't- it's not the same as the printed words on the page. 'Drink' can be concrete, but it can also be abstract. Remember that many nouns can display more than one characteristic. Many uncountable nouns can also display countability, depending on how you use them:
A lot of coffee is grown in Brazil. (Uncountable, thinking of the substance in general)
I'd like two coffees and a water. (countable, thinking about cups of coffee)
The shop sells many different coffees (countable, thinking about different types, brands, etc)
The categories are very often not fixed, but can change when the nouns are used.  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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