Question

List all the abstract nouns in this sentence:

Answer 1

Cleverness and Courage

An abstract noun is a noun you can NOT touch. This is the simplest way to think about it. In this sentence, cleverness and courage are both things. We know this because great is an adjective that describes them. Adjectives only describe nouns. Also, the sentence does not say that Odysseus IS clever. It says he displays or HAS cleverness. You can only have or possess nouns.

The opposite type of noun from abstract is concrete. A concrete noun is something you can touch. If you bang your head on a concrete sidewalk, you will definitely feel it...

Answer 2

The abstract nouns here are Cleverness and Courage. That is because they don't have visual representations, they're not tangible or visually perceived.