Abstract Nouns

What is an abstract noun?

• a noun that names a person, place or thing.

• an adverb

• a noun that names an idea, feeling, quality/characteristic

• a doing word.

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We must all display humility in our acts.

• display

• humility

• we

• acts

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Honesty is the best policy.

• best

• policy

• is

• honesty

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They all laughed at my idea.

• they

• all

• idea

• laughed

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Most people in Jamaica have lost faith in banks

• faith

• Jamaica

• most

• banks

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Kayla tried to restrain her anger and be the bigger person.

• Kayla

• restrain

• person

• anger

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Jonah felt fear when he saw shark.

• Jonah

• fear

• when

• shark

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Henry takes pride in his work.

• pride

• work

• Henry

• takes

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Martha put her trust in her doctors.

• trust

• doctors

• put

• Martha

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Jealousy made Joe act mean towards his sister.

• Joe

• mean

• jealousy

• sister