ABSTRACT NOUNS ARE IDEAS. -Write the following sentences and circle the abstract nouns ONLY.

1. We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here.
2. He made his way along with his eyes fixed in utmost concentration on the ground before him.
3. Rest brought him new confidence and almost a feeling of security.
4. It came out of the darkness, a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal in an extremity of anguish and terror.
5. I treat these visitors with every consideration.
6. Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. worn out, torn down, raggedy, this home is in a state of dilapidation.
7. An effective teacher will show the class that he/she has intelligence and common sense.
8. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment.
9. His wife kept continually dinning in his ears about the idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family.
10. To those songs I trace my first glimmering conceptions of the dehumanizing character of slavery.
11. The students showed enthusiasm and excitement about the story.
12. The principal has great respect, admiration, and fondness for her good teachers.
13. Vengance and hatefulness are not good qualities to possess in your mind.
14. But as he forged along, he saw to his great astonishment that all the lights were in one enormous building.
15. Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room.
16. You’ll find this game amusing as we put your strength against mine, your stamina against mine.
17. Hostility and anger are not good characteristics to display with me.