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E Abstract nouns

Abstract nouns are names of feelings which cannot be seen or touched.


Talk about abstract nouns in pairs. Make sentences using abstract nouns such as peace,
anger, joy, love. Here are the examples:
(a) He expressed his anger by beating the thief.
(b) Mother had peace after paying school fees.
Exercise 2.4
Choose the correct abstract noun to complete the sentences below.
peace fever excitement coward pride
fear hatred love joy courage
1. Ngulube had a lot of _________ towards his nephew.
2. John is a man of true_________.
3. Muzanenhamo showed lots of _________ as he walked through the thick forest.
4. I can feel the_________ of God.
5. Atidaishe slept in _________.
6. Rumbidzai is a _________ she fails to do even simple things.
7. Everyone could see the _________ in Tendai’s eyes after a dog barked at him.
8. Thabani had a _________, he felt weak.
9. Mangoma was full of _____since he was going to play the drum at the concert.
10. Kalulu the hare had so much ________ that he kept boasting in front of other animals.

F Articles: Using a and an

An article is a type of a determiner. It is a word used before a noun that shows whether you
are referring to a particular thing or to a general example of something. The indefinite article
is ‘a’ or ‘an’
a e i o u are vowels
1. We use an before vowels for example:
(a) An apple
(b) An empty bottle.
(b) I saw an eagle.
(c) Grandmother is an old woman.
2. All other letters of the alphabet are consonants. We use a before a consonant for
example:
(a) A bottle, a lamp, a mode of transport.
(b) That is a house.
(c) We built a flat together.

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