1. which of the following sentences contains an abstract noun?

a. respect must be earned.
b. i hope that we are not late.
c. she thought we should have left earlier.
d. they did a good job planning the party.

a low four-wheeled open carriage of a kind formerly used in russia.

"why don't you like me the way i am? " i cried. "i'm not a genius! i can't play the piano, and even if i could, i wouldn't go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! "

explanation:

the conflict between jing-mei and her mother is over jing-mei's piano lessons since her mother wants her to become a prodigy but she does not want to play it any more.