alleryStart learning →Adding '-ness' to the adjective 'happy' gives 'happiness'. What kind of noun is formed?
Aconcrete
Bcollective
Cproper
Dabstract
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. abstract
Happiness is a feeling, not a physical thing, and such words are formed by adding endings to adjectives.
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