Properly Nouned
Henry Ford was born on a Michigan farm.
Identify the Common Noun in this sentence.
BP: Why is it considered a Common Noun?
Farm
Correct spelling of the plural form of Puppy
puppies
In 1913 Henry Ford built the 60-acre Highland Park factory the largest factory in the world.
What type of appositive is this?
Nonrestrictive
What is the singular possessive of this noun?
class
Class's
Should you use parenthesis or dashes here:
The hydrobike a pedal-powered water bike was invented over twenty-five years ago.
parenthesis
Identify all the nouns in this sentence:
The assembly line greatly improved industrialization.
Line, industrialization.
Correct spelling of the plural form of strawberry
strawberries
The inventor Henry Ford made his assembly line more efficient by adopting the conveyor-belt
version of the assembly line.
Restrictive
What is the plural posessive of this noun: video
videos'
parentheses or dashes:
Some say that a hydrobike a structure requiring little balance is easier to ride than a regular bike.
dashes
What type of noun is the bolded word: His class attended this school for eight years.
Collective
Correct spelling of the plural form of Davis
Davises
The Model T the most prominent car of its time sold fifteen million cars in a nine-year period.
Nonrestrictive
Is this correct or incorrect:
The Wrightses’ home was small and modest.
Correct
parentheses or dashes:
. Some entrepreneurs have started hydrobike businesses the rental of hydrobikes for a profit.
parentheses
Identify the nouns and their types in this sentence:
Compared to previous methods, his assembly line worked like clockwork.
Compared to previous methods, his assembly line worked like clockwork.
Correct spelling of the plural form of box
boxes
. Another meaning ‘a run-down car’ is associated with “Tin Lizzy” as well.
Restrictive
Correct or incorrect:
The teacher recorded all her students grades.
Incorrect
parentheses or dashes:
The weight of a hydrobike approximately 125 pounds allows it to be transported by even small vehicles.
parenthese
What is the difference between Common nouns and Abstract nouns?
Common nouns are something you can physically sense
Abstract nouns are something you cannot physically sense,
Correct spelling of the plural form of Piano
What is the best way to identify Restrictive and non restrictive appositives?
Non Restrictive: the sentence will make sense without it and will have commas
Correct or incorrect:
The girles’ closet was full of winter clothes.
Incorrect
Parentheses or dashes: . A senior citizen can easily use a hydrobike a virtually unsinkable craft.
dashes