the with abstract nouns

[englishhobby]

Here's an example of usage of the definite article with "material" nouns: Give me the cheese, please. (= the cheese which is on the table now.)
Could you give me an example of the used with abstract nouns like love etc?

 

[MikeNewYork]

The love of a good woman is a gift.

 

[englishhobby]

Thank you, MikeNewYork, it's a very good example and I personally like it But I forgot to mention the fact that it's supposed to be an example for a textbook I am writing. Maybe I shouldn't have given you the word love in the first place. Could you please help me with a more "academic" one? If it's not "love", may be "friendship" or any other abstract noun?

 

[MikeNewYork]

There are many of these. Why don't you try some?

 

[Rover_KE]

...especially as you want it to be your textbook. If we give you any help we'll want to be credited in the book and given a share of the royalties.

 

[englishhobby]

OK, I was afraid to look stupid. Actually I can think of quite a number of odd ones::-D

1) The pride of an ignorant person is funny. (an example with a noun+of+noun structure)
2) She has the beauty which I like in girls.
3) The pain (or just pain? I don't need grammatically ambiguous cases) in her leg is getting stronger.
4) I feel the misery....(not OF SOMETHING, as I already have a noun+OF+noun structure)...(There should be something to complete this sentence I can't think of)
The misery of this place is fine, but maybe there is something without OF?

Could you please correct the sentences if they sound unnatural?

 

[Tdol]

1 sounds a bit strange for me- I don't like funny much. It might work better if you used can be instead of is. It might well be something other than funny- annoying, frustrating, etc.

 

[englishhobby]

Are sentences 2), 3) 4) OK?

 

[Barb_D]

Regarding your first post, there is nothing "abstract" about cheese.

Take an abstract noun and then make it very specific.
The pride the team took in its accomplishments was well-earned.
I experienced the happiness of a woman in love for the first time.
The programming on this television station seems to be directed at the dumbest people on the planet.