What is difference between abstract noun and compound noun?

Answer 1

A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. Collective nouns are an informal part of language.

examples: a crowd of people, a herd of goats, a bouquet of flowers; a crew of workers.

An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. An abstract noun is a word for something that is known, learned, thought, understood, or felt emotionally.

examples: ability, beauty, challenge, drama, education, fortune, gratitude, hope.

Answer 2

A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way.

Examples:

• a crowd of people
• a herd of goats
• a chain of islands
• a bouquet of flowers
• a network of computers

An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five physical senses. An abstract noun is a word for something that is known, learned, thought, understood, or felt emotionally.

Examples:

• ability
• courage
• danger
• education
• fear

Answer 3

A common noun is a word for any person, place, thing, or idea. An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five senses, it can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. An abstract noun is something that can be known, learned, understood, or felt emotionally.

An abstract noun can be a common noun or a proper noun, the name for a specific person, place, thing, or a title. For example:

common abstract noun: proper noun

power: J D Power & Associates or Power, MT

love: Can't Help Falling In Love With You

liberty: The Statue of Liberty

hope:; Hope, NJ or Project HOPE

courage: The Red Badge of Courage

independence: Independence, MO or the Declaration of Independence

Answer 4

Both abstract nouns and concrete nouns are nouns.

Both abstract nouns and concrete noun function as a subject or an object in a sentence.

EXAMPLES

Jim's idea is a good one. (the abstract noun 'idea' is the subject of the sentence)

Jim's car is a good one. (the concrete noun 'car' is the subject of the sentence)

Jim brings expertise to our meetings. (the abstract noun 'expertise' is the direct object of the verb 'brings')

Jim brings cookies to our meetings. (the concrete noun 'cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'brings')

Answer 5

• A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.
• A concrete noun is a word for a physical person, place, or thing; a word for something that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted or touched.
• An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be seen, heard, smelled tasted or touched. An abstract noun is a word for something that is known, learned, thought, understood, or felt emotionally.
• A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.

Examples

concrete nouns: Aunt Martha made soup and sandwiches for us.

abstract nouns: Formal education is part of my knowledge because I learn new information from experience.

collective nouns: A throng of tourists strained to see the pod of whales.

Answer 6

The noun 'knowledge' is a common, abstract noun.

• The noun 'knowledge' is common noun as a general word for facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; a word for any knowledge of any kind.
• The noun 'knowledge' is an abstract noun as a word for a concept.

The noun 'knowledge' is also a mass (uncountable) noun, a word that has no plural form. The noun 'knowledge' is a type of aggregate noun, a word representing an indefinite number of elements.

Answer 7

Abstract nouns are intagible and at the same time it is just felt; where as compuond noun is made up up of more than one noun like for example: SOn-in-law