Page 41 - Hello-Grammar-8

Lesson 3: Nouns: Abstract, Collective,

Compound, and Appositives

Abstract Noun
This reminds me of a point made by Paulo Coelho in his book ‘The Warrior of
the Light.’ There is such a thing as emotion; it is produced in the factories of
the mind. It consists of pain. It consists of precautions that were important
in the past, but that serve no purpose in the present.

Collective Noun
Some people gathered at the square to hold a public meeting. There
they talked about the herd of cattle that had destroyed a farmer’s crops.
A committee was formed to study the case. After a few days they again
gathered at the square to announce the result of the case. The farmer’s
crops were not destroyed by the herd of the cattle but the pride of lions.

Compound Noun
Bird-watchers usually carry their backpacks to carry binoculars, cameras,
notebooks, mobile phones, etc. Nowadays schoolchildren are seen carrying
backpacks. It is a useful thing to carry, isn’t it?

Noun Appositives
Gus, Eric’s black and white cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens. But
the kittens disappeared. Gus went out of home and played in the mud.
After a while, it came back and ate up Mara’s sundae, a gigantic mountain
of ice cream. Then, he complained to his mum, a strict woman in the
neighbourhood.

Abstract nouns refer to qualities, conditions, ideas, action, feeling,

emotions, etc.

ugliness poverty knowledge wisdom work pity

37 Hello Grammar 8