This document discusses how abstract nouns can be formed from adjectives by adding certain endings like "-ness", "-th", or "-y". It provides a table showing common adjective and noun pairings along with the endings used to transform the adjectives into nouns, such as "sad" becoming "sadness" with the ending "-ness" or "strong" becoming "strength" with the ending "-th".

1. AJECTVES AND NOUNS
We can form abstract nouns from many adjectives. This table
show some of the common noun endings.
adjectives noun ending
adjectives noun ending
Sad Sadness + ness
Strong Strength + th
Happiness
Warmth
Selfishness
Length
Madness
Dangerous Danger No ending
Silent Silence nt > nce Care
Importance
Luck
Difference
Respect
Brave Bravery +y
Thrill
Honesty
success
Difficulty Happy Important Honest Warm
Safety Careful Long Lucky Different
privacy difficult safe Selfish Respected
Thrilling private successful Mad