Contractions and Possession
What is the contraction for do not?
Which coordinating conjunction would join these two words: "cats" ___ "dogs"? (one word)
and
Which reflexive pronoun completes the sentence? "Sam made ___ a sandwich." (choose: himself / themselves)
himself
Is "team" a collective noun or an abstract noun?
collective
"Under the table" is a prepositional phrase. True or false?
True
Add an apostrophe to show singular possession: the book that belongs to Maria (write the phrase)
Maria's book
Combine these two short sentences with a coordinating conjunction: "I like apples." "I don't like bananas."
I like apples, but I don't like bananas.
Replace the italicized noun with a reflexive pronoun: "The cat cleaned the cat." (write the new sentence)
The cat cleaned itself.
Give an example of an abstract noun
"love" (or "happiness," "friendship")
Add a relative pronoun to complete: "This is the girl ___ found the puppy.
who
Choose the correct form: Its / It's time to go
It's
What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence: We can play outside, or we can go swimming. (write the conjunction)
or
Identify the indefinite pronoun in this sentence: "Someone left their hat on the bench." (write the word)
someone
Identify whether the italized word is collective or abstract: "Her happiness was obvious."
abstract
Identify the relative adverb in this sentence: "I remember the day when we moved."
When
Change this pair to show possession (singular): "the dog" and "the collar" → write as one phrase.
the dog's collar
Use a subordinating conjunction to turn these into one sentence: "I read my book." "I fell asleep." (use because, after, or when)
After I read my book, I fell asleep.
Choose the correct indefinite pronoun and rewrite: "___ of the cookies is missing." (options: Any / All)
All
Use a collective noun in a short sentence about birds.
The gaggle of geese flew south for the winter.
The flock flew over the park.
Divide this long word at a natural syllable break with a hyphen for a line break: "beautiful"
beau-ti-ful
Rewrite this sentence using a contraction: "He will not be here tonight."
He won't be here tonight.
or
He'll not be here tonight.
Join these two clauses with an appropriate subordinating conjunction: "She practiced piano." "She wanted to get better."
She practiced piano because she wanted to get better.
Fix the agreement: "Every student turned in ___ homework." (fill with the correct indefinite pronoun or phrase)
their
Write one sentence that uses both a collective noun and an abstract noun.
Example: "The team felt pride after the win." (collective = team, abstract = pride)
Name the part of speech for the italicized phrase below:
We walked up the stairs.
Prepositional phrase