'Honesty is the best policy.' In this sentence the word 'honesty' is
A
a proper noun
B
a common noun
C
a collective noun
D
an abstract noun
Correct Answer: an abstract noun
Abstract Noun: An abstract noun is a noun that refers to an intangible concept such as an emotion, a feeling, a quality, or an idea. In other words, an abstract noun does not refer to a physical object. It is sometimes helpful to think of an abstract noun as a word that names something that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste (i.e., something you cannot perceive with one of your five senses). For example: consideration, parenthood, belief, anger