ESL - Concrete or abstract nouns

The video tutorial explores concrete and abstract nouns, starting with an overview of nouns and their functions. It covers different types of nouns, including proper, common, and collective nouns, and explains the concepts of countable and uncountable nouns. The tutorial also delves into concrete nouns, which can be perceived by the five senses, and abstract nouns, which represent qualities and concepts. The video concludes with practice exercises to identify noun types.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• Toronto

• singer

• book

• kitchen

Which of the following is an example of a collective noun?

• Happiness

• Advice

• Toronto

• Family

What type of noun is 'advice'?

• Uncountable and concrete

• Countable and abstract

• Uncountable and abstract

• Countable and concrete

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of uncountable nouns?

• They refer to nonspecific things.

• They are always singular.

• They do not have a plural form.

• They can be counted.

Which sense is associated with the concrete noun 'siren'?

• Taste

• Smell

• Hearing

• Sight

What suffix can be added to an adjective to form an abstract noun?

• -ness

• -ing

• -ful

• -ly

Which of the following is an example of an abstract noun?

• Window

• Gas

• Friendship

• Path