Nouns Nouns Nouns!
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Pronouns
Subject/Predicate
Mystery Column
100
Which of the following is an abstract noun? A) Blue Whale B) Happiness C) racoon D) Eric's
Happiness
100
What best describes the word (are) as it is used in the sentence? (You are a great left tackle.)
Linking Verb
100
What type of pronoun is the word (You)? A) Demonstrative ) Personal C) Reflexive D) Interrogative
Personal
100
What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT of the following sentence? (The frail grandfather was no match for three strong men.)
Grandfather
100
What is the simple predicate of the following sentence. (A joke is a joke.)
Is
200
Holcomb Bridge is an example of what type of noun? A) Common B) Collective C) Plural D) Proper
Proper
200
Identify the verbs in the sentence. What type of verb/verbs? (The sixth game had ended with the team confused and frustrated.)
Had=Helping Verb Ended= Action Verb
200
The word (All) is an example of what type of pronoun? A) Personal B) Reflexive C) Deomonstrative D) Indefinite
Indefinite
200
What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE of the following sentence? ( The wind has blown away the umbrella.)
Has blown
200
Identify the verb/verbs in the sentence. (I was shivering.)
Was=Helping Verb Shivering= Action or Main Verb
300
Which of the following is a collective noun? A) family B) cars C) platypus D) Karen's
Family
300
How is the verb (seemed) being used in the sentence? (He seemed sad at the news of you leaving.)
Linking Verb
300
Which pronoun will best complete the sentence? We can share the cost of a beach blanket. The blanket will be _________.
Ours
300
What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT of the following sentence? (The swift quarterback took the snap from the center.)
The swift quarterback
300
What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT of the following sentence: (I climbed in the unlocked window.)
climbed
400
What type of nouns is (children)? A) collective B) common C) plural D) abstract
Plural
400
Identify the verbs in the sentence. (He is skating on a new board.)
Is= Helping Skating= Action or Main Verb
400
Give an example of a reflexive pronoun.
Answers will vary: Oneself, Yourself, Ourselves, Yourselves, Myself etc.
400
What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE of the following sentence? (His reverse had caught the Tigers' defenders going the wrong way.)
had caught the Tigers' defenders going the wrong way.
400
Identify ALL of the pronouns in the sentence. (I want to know what you are doing here.)
I=Personal, What= Interrogative, You= Personal
500
What is the plural form of the noun ox? A) Oxes B) Ox C) Oxe D) Oxen
Oxen
500
What type of verb is the word (look) as it is used in the following sentence? (I looked at him with one eye on the door.)
Action Verb
500
Which type of pronoun is the word (These)?
Demonstrative
500
What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT and SIMPLE PREDICATE of the sentence? (The moose screeched to a halt, whirled, and ran the other way.)
(Simple Subject: Moose)(Simple Predicate: screeched, whirled, ran)
500
Define collective noun.
A noun that refers to a group of people/animals as a single unit. Example: Army and Herd
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