Nouns
What is the plural form of wolf?
WOLVES
Define:
Singular Possessive Noun vs. Plural Possessive Noun
Singular Possessive Noun: One person, place, thing, or idea has ownership of something
Plural Possessive Noun: More than one person, place, thing, or idea has ownership of something
Anyone can tell when I am hungry and about to get angry.
In this sentence, anyone is a: relative, possessive, or indefinite pronoun?
INDEFINITE
Anyone is not clearly identified; vague and nonspecific pronoun.
Which of the following words is not an adjective?
American
sixteen
best
freedom
freedom: abstract common noun
American, sixteen, and best all describe or modify a noun.
Nouns like safety, beauty, and food are considered: singular, plural, or "uncountable"?
Uncountable
What is the possessive form of Simon?
Simon's
Simon's company grossed one million.
They are the students who led the DECA team to victory.
In this sentence, who is a: relative, interrogative, or indefinite pronoun?
RELATIVE
They are the students who led the DECA team to victory.
Who starts an adjective clause that describes the noun, students.
Identify all of the adjectives.
Please use three brown eggs in the cake mix.
three
brown
cake
Provide one example of a COMMON noun and one example of a PROPER noun.
Common: names ANY person, place, thing, idea
Proper: names a PARTICULAR person, place, thing, or idea
What is the possessive form of chickens?
chickens'
The chickens' eggs were taken by the farmer.
Identify the personal pronouns. Is each one first, second, or third person?
I can't wait to tell you when our package arrives.
I = first
you = second
our = first
Identify the demonstrative adjective and the noun it modifies.
That horse has a beautiful mane.
Demonstrative adjective: THAT
Modified noun: HORSE
Provide a common noun example of each CATEGORY (person, place, thing, idea)
COMMON: names any person, place, thing, idea
What is the possessive form of schools?
Schools'
A healthy diet is always recommended, especially when its benefits are studied and proven.
What is the pronoun in this sentence? Which type of pronoun is it?
its = possessive
A healthy diet is always recommended, especially when its benefits are studied and proven.
Identify the demonstrative adjective(s) and the noun(s) it modifies.
This restaurant serves my favorite meal. That meal is actually not on the menu.
Demonstrative adjectives: THIS, THAT
Modified nouns: RESTAURANT, MEAL
This restaurant serves my favorite meal. That meal is actually not on the menu.
What are the plural forms of the following:
bus
roof
potato
sheep
Buses
Roofs
Potatoes
Sheep
What is the possessive form of mouse?
What is the possessive form of mice?
Mouse's
Mice's
Identify the pronoun(s) in this sentence and the type.
This is my favorite song on the album.
my = possessive pronoun
This = demonstrative pronoun
Identify all of the adjectives. Identify the articles that also modify the nouns throughout the sentence.
My younger sister is traveling to the East coast to visit an expensive prestigious university.
younger
East
expensive
prestigious
the
an