Abstract or Concrete nouns

Sunlight's existence is not contingent on humanity, so it must be concrete.

Anonymousabstract noun

Sunlight is publicly observable, so sunlight is not an abstract noun.

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CJ

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An abstract noun is used for something that you cannot detect with any of your five senses.
Can you feel sunlight? Can you see it? If you can, then it is not an abstract noun.

*** is the one who makes the sun shine or not !!! *** in this case is a noun...

Anonymous*** is the one who makes the sun shine or not

That is a matter of opinion, not fact, and has nothing to do with the original question.

Anonymousor not !!!

One exclamation mark is enough.

Anonymous*** in this case is a noun...

The word '***' is almost always a noun, and a concrete

Can you touch it, lick it, smell it, see it, suck it, taste it, feel it, smash it to a thousand pieces, etc...?? No - the concept of *** as a word would certainly be abstract - which is why there's been, and will always be, so many wars over the years, impossible to prove (or disprove), my word (opinion - or that of the whole scientific community, not a single "miracle" has ever been scientificall

Anonymousthe concept of *** as a word would certainly be abstract

The concept is abstract, as are all concepts, but not the name (***). Otherwise, Hamlet, Faust, and Don Quixote would all be abstract nouns as well.

CJ

Are godlessness and godliness abstract nouns?

Is a thumb rule how to accept that a noun is an abstract one or is it determined intuitively?

AnonymousAre godlessness and godliness abstract nouns?

Yes. Nouns that designate properties, often ending in -ness or -ity, are abstract.

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CJ

what is correct? "in love in math" or in live with math." ??
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