General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 02 Topic 01.doc We call these words adjectives. Example: the peaceful forest. The adjective peaceful describes the noun "forest". Examples 1. We went to the beach on Saturday, because it was such a beautiful, sunny day. 2. Sunday was a cold, rainy day, so we stayed home. 3. Jane saw some lovely red flowers hanging down from the tree. 4. The big black cows were eating the rich green grass. 2. Abstract nouns The brochure says: Need to get away from the urban rush? Need to take a break from the city pollution and stress you live with every day? Escape to the tranquillity of Emerald Forest, less than two hours drive from the city centre… What beauty! Take a long moment to lie on the grass or the sand and just soak up the peace. Let the power of the sea wash away your tiredness and stress. A noun that names a quality, idea or feeling and not a physical object is called an abstract noun. Examples are rush, pollution, stress, tranquillity and beauty. Example: Let the power of the sea wash away your tiredness and stress. The abstract noun power describes a quality of the sea. "Power" is not something that we can touch. Information Abstract nouns are often built from adjectives or verbs. 48 QUESTLANGUAGE