Question

Pick out any concrete and abstract noun from the following.
Friendship is a blessing.
a) Friendship- concrete noun, blessing – abstract noun
b) Friendship, blessing - concrete noun
c) Friendship, blessing – abstract noun
d) Friendship- abstract noun, blessing –concrete noun

Answer 1

Hint: Nouns can be divided into abstract and concrete based on the involvement of our five senses and its activation. Abstract nouns are those which are not tangible or cannot be perceived by our sensory organs (touch, feel, taste, smell). They refer to emotions or a certain state of a person or thing. Eg: Anger, confusion, embarrassment, etc. Concrete nouns are those that are tangible and can be understood and perceived through touch, smell, taste or sight. Eg: Stones, wales, people, animals, etc.

Complete answer:
 Now, from the options given above,
>Friendship- concrete noun, blessing – abstract noun: this is wrong since friendship is an abstract noun. Friendship is not something that can be felt or perceived by different senses.
>Friendship, blessing - concrete noun: it is incorrect since both of them are not concrete nouns. Both of them cannot be perceived by the senses.
>Friendship, blessing – abstract noun: this is correct since both are abstract nouns.
>Friendship- abstract noun, blessing –concrete noun: this is incorrect since blessing is an abstract noun. Blessing is not something that can be gauged using the senses that we have.

Hence, Option c, is the correct answer for the above question.

Note: Both the words that are given are abstract nouns. There are no other nouns in the sentence apart from an indefinite article to describe the quality of the friendship. It is quite easy to distinguish between the two nouns once we know the definitions.