1. This inanimate plural also worked as a singular for abstract nouns . 2. Some abstract nouns developed etymologically by figurative extension from literal roots. 3. Also, the word'decision'is a process which had been turned into an abstract noun . 4. :I'm sorry, but here on Wikipedia we cherish our abstract nouns . 5. :All of these are verbs based on abstract nouns referring to emotional states. 6. :Singular adjectives used as abstract nouns tend to be neuter. 7. These particles are prefixed most often to verbs in order to form abstract nouns . 8. Most words from class 14 ( abstract nouns ) do not have a plural counterpart. 9. In 21st-century English, one may create abstract nouns from practically "'all "'adjectives by simply adding-ness. 10. Class 14 contains non-count nouns and abstract nouns that do not have a plural counterpart.