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NotKnowingYet Posted 16 years ago
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What are the logical questions to ask to identify abstract nouns of quality?

What are the logical questions to ask to identify abstract nouns of quality, state of being, condition, events, ideas, etc...?
  

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Hi, What are the logical questions to ask to identify abstract nouns of quality, state of being, condition, events, ideas,etc...? I'm not familiar with these terms, and I've never classified nouns in this way. Can you please first provide an example of each category?

  • Hi, What are the logical questions to ask to identify abstract nouns of quality, state of being, condition, events, ideas,etc...?
  • I'm not familiar with these terms, and I've never classified nouns in this way.
  • Can you please first provide an example of each category?
  • eg abstract noun of quality - excellence ?
  • eg abstract noun of events - birthday?
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Hi,



What are the logical questions to ask to identify abstract nouns of quality, state of being, condition, events, ideas,etc...?

I'm not familiar with these terms, and I've never classified nouns in this way.

Can you please first provide an example of each category?



eg abstract noun of quality - excellence ?

eg abstract noun of e
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For better understanding of the rules that define. For example, most text says abstract nouns of quality. My question is how does someone identify these abstract nouns of quality through logical questions.

You mention -> eg abstract noun of quality - excellence ?

what logical question could be asked t
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Hi,



How about this?



What is an adjective that describes the quality of something or someone?

eg Answer - inferior



What is the noun form of that adjective?

eg Answer - inferiority



Clive
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Thanks Clive adding some insight, are you saying all abstract nouns of quality are derived from adjectives?
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Hi,



Don't know. I'd have to think about that. I don't really think of nouns in such categories.



What leads you to be interested in these categories?



Clive

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