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Scarf witty 274 Posted 5 years ago
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Concrete and abstract nouns

Hi, what are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence?

Thanks.

“We have great pride in our city.”

  

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scarf witty 274 Hi, what are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence? Thanks. ” First of all, what are the nouns?

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  • scarf witty 274 Hi, what are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence?
  • Thanks.
  • ” First of all, what are the nouns?
  • pride and city Now if you can see it, hear it, or touch it, it's concrete.
  • If you can't see it, hear it, or touch it, it's abstract.
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scarf witty 274

Hi, what are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence?

Thanks.

“We have great pride in our city.”

First of all, what are the nouns?

pride and city

Now if you can see it, hear it, or touch it, it's concrete.
If you can't see it, hear it, or touch it, it's abstract.

There is one of

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So, pride would be an abstract noun, and city would be a concrete noun, right? What is the function of “we” in that sentence?
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Ok, but can “we” also function as a noun in that sentence, or only as a personal pronoun in that sentence?
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