Identify the type of noun represented by the underlined word in the following sentence. His perseverance in the face of difficulty was admired by everyone.
Abstract noun
Nouns are grouped by what they name. An abstract noun names a quality, state, feeling or idea that cannot be seen or touched, such as honesty, courage, childhood or patience.
‘Perseverance’ means continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulty. It is a quality of a person, not a physical thing, so it is an abstract noun. It is formed from the verb ‘persevere’ with the suffix ‘-ance’, a common way of building abstract nouns.
A proper noun names a particular person or place (such as Ravi or Lucknow) and is capitalised; a collective noun names a group (such as team or flock); a common noun names any member of a class of concrete things (such as boy or book). ‘Perseverance’ is none of these.
Abstract noun option is correct.
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