Nouns
What are the compound nouns in the following sentence?
My mother gave my sister-in-law a lovely present for her golden birthday.
- sister-in-law
- birthday
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence.
Despite his struggles, John still managed to put on a great show.
his
The easiest way to find the predicate of a sentence is to look for what part of speech?
Find the verb (action)!
What type of sentence is the following:
I'm beyond thrilled that we have no homework today!
exclamatory (sentence that shows strong emotion)
What are the 7 conjunctions?
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is the definition of a collective noun?
Give me TWO examples.
A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of things.
Some examples: team, club, class, school, herd, gang, pack, group, swarm, etc.
Give me three examples of possessive pronouns.
ex. his, her, hers, their, theirs, my, our, your
Identify the simple subject in the sentence.
Despite all her efforts, the studious student was still unable to ace the test.
the student
Change the following sentence from imperative to interrogative.
Turn off the lights before you leave.
examples of correct answers:
- Did you turn off the lights before you left?
- Are the lights off?
- Were the lights off before you left?
What's the plural of criterion?
criteria
Change the common nouns in the following sentence and make them proper nouns.
The student told the teacher that he loves watching soccer.
(words replaced: The student; teacher; and soccer)
What is an antecedent? What is the antecedent in the following sentence?
Sr. Bissan's classroom takes a long time for it to warm up.
The word the pronoun replaces.
In this case, "it" is the antecedent to "Sr. Bissan's classroom".
What do we call a full and complete thought can stand on its own as a proper sentence?
independent clause
Is the following an example of an independent clause or dependent clause?
Even though Jack was stronger than Jill in every way.
Dependent! The clause is not a full, complete thought - it can't stand on its own.
Fix the proper/common noun mistakes in the following sentence!
Graduating from a College like university of Wisconsin-milwaukee is considered a great feat.
uncapitalize college (common noun)
capitalize University and Milwaukee (proper nouns)
What is the correct plural of the following (you have to spell them correctly!):
- mouse
- wolf
- passerby
- mice
- wolves
- passersby
Which is the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence:
I trust my friend because she kept the secret I told her to herself.
herself
(reflexive = reflection = self!!!)
What is the main function of dependent clauses?
To add more details to independent clauses!
What type of sentence is the following?
I'd love to take a nap when I get home from school today I still have a lot of homework to do.
a run-on! There are two independent clauses in there, and they both can be separated by
- a comma/conjunction combo = ex. "today, but I still..."
- a semicolon = "today; I still..."
- ending the sentence/starting a new one! = "today. I still..."
Correct the possessive nouns in the following sentence.
She left the teachers hallway pass in the womens' bathroom.
teacher's hallway pass (missing apostrophe)
women's bathroom (plural but doesn't end in s = 's)
Rewrite "the toys that belong to the three babies" using a possessive noun.
the three babies' toys
"The girl worked quickly to finish their homework." is a sentence that breaks WHICH rule in english?
pronoun/antecedent agreement - where the pronoun and antecedent have to match each other.
In this case, "their" should be "her" because that is the correct pronoun for the antecedent "the girl".
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Swimming in super deep water is very risky.
Swimming in super deep water
(Hint: Even though "swimming" is technically a verb, in this case, the subject is whatever "is very risky" - aka swimming in super deep water. So, the "act of swimming" is now a noun!)
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in this sentence.
After many years of working at Salam School, Sr. Bissan became a full time teacher, much to her dismay.
IC:
Sr. Bissan became a full time teacher
DCs:
After many years of working at Salam School
Much to her dismay
Find the abstract noun in the following sentence.
It took Katie a lot of courage to own up to her mistakes.
courage
(abstract nouns are ideas/concepts/emotions/states of mind that you can't physically see, touch, etc.
ex. love, courage, respect, wisdom, anger, freedom, etc.)