Abstract Nouns
Which is the abstract noun in this sentence? “Her kindness surprised everyone.”
Answer: kindness
Correct the mistake: “My house is more bigger than yours.”
Answer: My house is bigger than yours.
Fill in: “She looks tired. She ___ (must/might/can’t) have stayed up late.”
Answer: must have
Replace (very cold) with a strong adjective.
Answer: freezing
Identify the abstract noun: “Her honesty impressed the teacher.”
Answer: honesty
Change the adjective into an abstract noun: brave → ?
Answer: bravery
Fill in the blank: “She sings ___ (beautiful) than her sister.”
Answer: more beautifully
Which sentence shows impossibility?
a) He must have left early.
b) He can’t have left early.
Answer: b) He can’t have left early.
Which intensifier is correct?
a) very terrified
b) absolutely terrified
Answer: b) absolutely terrified
Fill in with the correct comparative: “This exercise is ___ (difficult) than the last one.”
Answer: more difficult
Create a sentence with the abstract noun confidence.
Answer (example): Confidence is important when speaking English.
Make a superlative sentence with “intelligent.”
Answer (example): He is the most intelligent student in the class.
Guess what happened: The lights are on, but nobody is home. (use might have)
Answer (example): They might have gone shopping.
Fill in with a strong adjective: “The food was very bad → The food was ___.”
Answer: awful / terrible / disgusting
Create a sentence with might have + past participle about missing homework.
Answer (example): He might have forgotten his homework at home.
Which word is NOT an abstract noun?
a) anger b) friendship c) bicycle d) truth
Answer: c) bicycle
Compare two countries using both an adjective and an adverb.
Answer (example): Japan is smaller than Canada, but it develops technology more quickly.
Create two different sentences with must have and can’t have about a lost phone.
Answer (example): He must have left his phone at school. / She can’t have taken it; she wasn’t here.
Make a sentence with exhausted and an intensifier.
Answer (example): I was absolutely exhausted after the exam.
Replace very hungry with a strong adjective and intensifier.
Answer: absolutely starving
Say a short sentence with two abstract nouns that are opposites.
Answer (example): Love is stronger than hate.
Which is correct and why?
a) He runs the fastest in the team.
b) He runs fastest in the team.
Answer: a) He runs the fastest in the team. (superlative form needed)
"He runs the fastest in the team":
This uses the superlative form of the adverb "fast", indicating the highest degree of speed within the team. "The fastest" functions as a noun phrase modifying the verb "runs"
Explain the difference:
He must have forgotten his keys. vs. He might have forgotten his keys.
Answer: Must have = we are almost certain. Might have = it’s only a possibility.
Why is it wrong to say “absolutely good”? What can we say instead?
Answer: “Good” is a gradable adjective. “Absolutely” goes with extreme adjectives. We can say “absolutely fantastic” instead.
Create a sentence that includes:
an abstract noun,
a comparative adjective,
and a modal + past participle.
Answer (example): Her courage was greater than his, so she must have won the competition.