True or False: A appositive must immediately follow the noun it describes or explains.
Part 2. Create an example to go on the board.
True.
Provide your example.
100
What is the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun.
Provide one example of both.
A concrete noun can be experienced with the 5 senses.
An abstract noun is an idea, something too large to grasp with the 5 senses.
100
Spell the plural form of the noun bakery and explain why it would receive that ending.
bakeries
Bakery=consonant + y
100
Define singular and plural possessive.
Singular possessive means a noun only belongs to one other noun.
Plural means it belongs to more than one other noun.
100
Give an example of PPTI nouns.
(person, place, thing, idea)
answers may vary
200
True or False: An appositive can come at the end of a sentence.
Provide and example that goes on the board.
True
Provide your example
200
What is the difference between the first nouns in each of these sentences?
My mom went to the game after school.
Mom is coming to my game after school.
200
Spell the plural form of the noun monkey and explain why it would receive that ending.
Monkeys
Monkey= vowel + noun
200
What is the singular possessive form of the noun "sister"?
sister's
200
How do you show the difference between common and proper nouns in a sentence?
capitalization of the proper noun
300
When an appositive is in the middle of the sentence, it must be separated from the rest of the sentence using _____ commas.
You must also provide an example.
2
Provide an example on the board.
300
Double Jeopardy!
True or False: Plural nouns require an apostrophe.
What types of nouns require an apostrophe?
Flase
Possessives
300
What is unique about the plural forms of "salmon" and "series"?
They are the same in the singular and plural forms.
300
What is the rule that tells you to use s'?
You use s' for a plural noun that already has an s at the end.
300
When should you not use s' to show possession?
when the noun is singular possessive or it is plural but does not end in s.
400
Locate the appositive in this sentence. Where do the commas go?
The students wrote persuasive essays writing pieces that try to convince the reader about a new idea and presented them to the principal.
one comma after essays, one comma after idea
400
Why do proper nouns receive a capital letter?
They address something specific and call it by name. Names require a capital letter.
400
Spell the plural forms of "thief" and "leaf".
Thieves
Leaves
400
Give the singular and plural possessive forms of the noun "traveler" on the board.
traveler's
travelers'
400
Why use an appositive instead of making a new sentence?
Why make a new sentence when you can simply include more detail in a complex sentence?
500
Double Jeopardy!
Locate the appositive and name the noun being described or explained.
An elephant also known to zoologists as a pachyderm are becoming increasingly endangered.
elephant, also known to zoologists as a pachyderm,
500
The representative of this group must go to the board and write two sentences using the noun "doctor" as both a common and proper noun.
results my vary
500
What are the correct plural forms of these family names:
Smith and Davis
Smiths
Davises
500
Is this the correct plural possessive form of the word sports spectators? sports spectators's
No
sports spectators'
500
When an appositive is in the center of a sentence, you can think of the commas like a pair of ...
()
I love eating diner food (comforting and satisfying ) when I go on road trips.