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No, it's not as simple as dividing nouns into one group or the other. There are some words that fit neatly into the category of concrete noun (apple) or abstract noun (anger).
There are tricky ones that confuse people who thought they knew the abstract from the concrete. Nouns like oxygen and carbon dioxide, you can't see them, hear them, or know that you're touching them, but they can be detected and measured with instruments; oxygen and carbon dioxide are physical matter and they are concrete nouns.
There are some nouns that can go either way depending on use. For example, there's the physical heart that you can feel beating in your chest and the heart of the matter or a broken heart.
There are some nouns that even the experts can't agree on the designation, and nouns that it's difficult to understand why they're designated as concrete or abstract.
Some teachers of English use a simpler method of determining if the noun is an abstract noun. They tell the student to draw a picture of the word; if you can't draw it, it must be an abstract noun. That doesn't help with the tricky nouns but it is a place to start.
What else can I help you with?
How are concrete and abstract nouns the same?
Both concrete and abstract nouns are words for things. Both concrete and abstract nouns can be singular or plural. Both concrete and abstract nouns can be common nouns or proper nouns. Both concrete and abstract nouns function in a sentence as the subject of the sentence or clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
What are two abstract nouns and two concrete nouns?
Abstract nouns:educationtroubleConcrete nouns: elevatortree
Is Chicago a concrete or abstract nouns?
Is Chicago a abstract noun or a concrete noun
What is abstract and concrete in this sentence justice is an important principle in a democracy?
The abstract nouns in the sentence are:justiceprincipledemocracyAll of these nouns are words for concepts. There are no concrete nouns in the sentence.
What is the abstract noun of mother priest friend?
The abstract nouns for these concrete nouns are:motherhoodpriesthoodfriendship
What is complete nouns?
abstract nouns refer to thing that are not concrete;
Is blackbeard a abstract noun or a concrete noun?
Abstract nouns
How do you turn noun to abstract noun?
You don't, some nouns are abstract some are concrete. Abstract nouns are nouns that refer to something we cannot see or touch; they're ideas, feelings, concepts. Concrete nouns can be used in an abstract concept such as the concrete noun road as 'the road to happiness', or the concrete noun bucket as 'a bucket of dreams'. The concept has changed, not the word.
Which articles are used with abstract nouns?
The same articles are used for abstract nouns as for concrete nouns. Examples:the theorya brainstorman accident
Which of these words is an abstract noun philosopher priest melancholy politics?
The abstract nouns are melancholy (an emotion) and politics (a concept).The nouns 'priest' and 'philosopher' are concrete nouns as words for a person.
Is snowboarding a concrete or abstract noun?
Snowboarding is an activity, an action. Many action nouns are neither concrete nor abstract. Although detectable by the senses, they are not physical objects like concrete nouns.
What is the difference between abstract and concrete?
I think you are asking the difference between abstract nouns and concrete nouns. A concrete noun is something that can be seen or touched like a cat or a tree. An abstract noun is something more intangible like happiness or peace.
