Today we’ll be talking about concrete and abstract nouns.
Concrete nouns denote people, animals and objects that are physically tangible, which means we can see or touch them.
Abstract nouns denote intangible ideas, concepts, feelings, qualities, activities, and so on.
Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns can be both common nouns like:
tree, basket, flower, road or grass
or proper nouns like:Monica and Jake
Abstract Nouns
Examples of abstract nouns are:
intangible ideas: childhood, time, weather
feelings and emotions: love, fun, joy, laughter
qualities: warmth, youthfulness, height
activities: laughter, conversation
