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G Material Noun is the name of a substance or material of which things are made.
Read the following examples:
1. Iron is a useful matter.

2. This bag is made of cloth.

G Collective Noun is the name given to a collection or a group of persons or things.

Read the following examples:
1. Our team has won the tournament.

2. He presented a bouquet to the Principal.

G Abstract Noun is the name of an abstract thing, like feeling, quality, action, etc.
Read the following examples:

1. He is known for his kindness .
2. His bravery in the war won him a medal.

Now, we will learn how abstract nouns are formed.

G We can form abstract nouns from adjectives .

Read the following examples:
1. ill – illness 2. intelligent – intelligence

3. lucky – luck 4. generous – generosity
5. kind – kindness 6. good – goodness

7. jealous – jealousy 8. joyful – joy

G Abstract nouns can be formed from verbs .

Read the following examples:
1. choose – choice 2. please – pleasure

3. grow – growth 4. obey – obedience

We will now understand countable and uncountable nouns.

Countable Nouns : They refer to people or things that can be counted. Most of the
common nouns and collective nouns are countable nouns.
Read the following examples:

apple, box, sandwich, glass, wolf, baby, children, feet, etc.
Uncountable Nouns : These are the nouns which cannot be counted. Proper Nouns,

Abstract Nouns and Material Nouns are uncountable nouns.
Read the following examples:

soil, wood, noise, sugar, grass, rice, power, etc.

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