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Golden Posted 20 years ago
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What is the difference between "abstract noun" and "adjective"

0 What is the difference between "abstract noun" and "adjective" and which should be used when.0-
  

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0An abstract noun is a noun that describes something you cannot touch (not a thing, not a person), for example: love, anger, education, relationship... 02br 02br 00An adjective qualifies a noun, for example: good, bad, blue, healthy, warm, cold... "0-

  • 0An abstract noun is a noun that describes something you cannot touch (not a thing, not a person), for example: love, anger, education, relationship...
  • 02br 02br 00An adjective qualifies a noun, for example: good, bad, blue, healthy, warm, cold...
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0An abstract noun is a noun that describes something you cannot touch (not a thing, not a person), for example: love, anger, education, relationship... It's a noun, meaning it can take an article and an adjective.02br
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00An adjective qualifies a noun, for example: good, bad, blue, healthy, warm, cold... You can speak of a "warm relationship, a good education, ...", and al
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0happy can be said as adjective and abstract noun too, so what's the difference between the two?0-
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01i00Happy02i00 is only an adjective; it is not an abstract noun. The abstract noun is 01i00happiness.02i0-
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Is constitutionalism an abstract noun?



Thanks for the help.
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Hi,
Yes.
Many nouns that end is -ism are abstract.

Clive
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good is adjective but why person is added to good
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Hi,

If you say 'It is good', we need to know what you are talking about.

eg a good man

eg a good dinner

eg a good book

The noun tells us what you are describing.

Clive
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can u please give me certain examples in sentences
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Hi,

Examples of what?

Clive
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Cool love it, thanks...

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