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hate hatred
laugh laughter
judge judgement
punish punishment
occupy occupation
Form of common nouns; as
author authority
captain captainship
coward cowardice
friend friendship
king kingdom
patriot patriotism
thief theft
5. Material Noun : A material noun names something we can see and touch. A
substance, a material, something used for making things. It can also be an article of
food and drink. These are the raw elements or objects existing in nature.
Examples : Water, steel, wheat, rice, cotton, gold, etc.
Material Noun is of two types :
(i) Countable Noun (ii) Uncountable Noun
(i) Countable Noun : Countable nouns are the nouns that can be counted.
Examples : trees, pencils, chairs.
(ii) Uncountable Noun : Uncountable nouns are those that cannot be counted.
Examples : tea, iron, sugar, cotton.
Material and Abstract Nouns are uncountable nouns.
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