Possessive Nouns
Make the following sentence possessive:
Lewis was one of (Virginia) famous people.
Virginia's
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
The young boy remembered what he had for dinner.
The young boy
The cat jumped over the log.
Simple
How many common nouns and proper nouns?
Texas is the birthplace of Barbara.
Common - 1
Proper - 2
What is missing?
Interrogative, Exclamatory, Declarative, ()
Imperative
He shared the (children) love of exploring.
Children's
Identify the predicate in the sentence:
The family talked about this exotic dish.
talked about this exotic dish.
Russell began his career at the bottom; he sold the newspaper.
Compound
How many concrete and abstract nouns?
The civilization is old with many tools and inventions to learn from.
Concrete - 2
Abstract - 1
Interrogative, declarative, imperative, exclamatory, or a fragment:
What do I have to do to get some service around here
Interrogative
The (explorers) friends in St. Louis thought they had died.
Explorers'
Did my father ask me a question?
My father.
He and his mother met and talked to a man from Curtis Publishing Company.
Simple.
What is the plural form of the following words:
lifeguard
father-in-law
golf club
lifeguards
fathers-in-law
golf clubs
Imperative
(Nantucket's/Nantuckets) wealth depended on trade in whale production.
Nantucket's
Simple Predicate:
Here is a picture of my favorite artist.
a picture of my favorite artist.
Run-on
Identify the singular, plural, and collective noun:
The players in the crowd stood out because of the bright light.
players
crowd
What a beautiful day it is outside
Exclamatory
The (sailor's/sailors') lives were full of challenges.
Identify the subject:
Take the trash out
You
Two weeks later a letter came from John Hopkins, Russell had won the scholarship.
That family (takes,take) their responsibilities very seriously.
take
Fragment