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Are The Underlined Words Collective, Abstract, Concrete, Or Proper Nouns?

1. "To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves." — Virginia Woolf.

2. "Water is the driving force of all nature." — Leonardo da Vinci.

3. "Always make the audience suffer as much as possible." ― Alfred Hitchcock .

4. "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives

you courage ." ― Lao Tzu

5. "The drops of rain make a hole in the stone , not by violence, but by oft falling." ―
Lucretius

6. Churchill is best remembered for successfully leading Britain through World

War Two.

7. When birds fly together they form beautiful flocks .

8. I am traveling to London for the first time.

9. "It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy
marriages." ― Friedrich Nietzsche .

10. "The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision." ―
George Eliot

Gerund or Present Participle?

11. Hearing a loud noise, we ran to the window.

12. The motorcyclist was fatally injured in the accident and is now fighting for his life.

13. He ruined his sight by watching TV all day.

14. We saw a clown standing on his head.

15. Asking questions is a whole lot easier than answering them.

16. Waving their hands, the audience cheered the winner.
17. Plucking flowers is forbidden.
18. Jumping over the fence, the thief escaped.
19. A miser hates spending his money.
20. Praising all alike is praising none.
21. She was punished for coming late.
22. He left the tap running.
23. Are you afraid of speaking the truth?