Irregular Plural Nouns/ Collective Nouns
What is different between plural nouns and irregular plural nouns?
Plural nouns are nouns where you add s, es, or ies, while irregular nouns are nouns that change spelling when they are made plural.
(example: child --> children)
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a noun that names a special person, animal, place, or thing.
True or false?
Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.
True!
A sentence is a group of words that tells a whole thought or idea about someone or something. A sentence has a subject and a predicate.
What is a statement?
A statement is a sentence that tells something. It also ends with a period.
(example Josh and his family have three pets.)
What is a complete subject?
A complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.
(example: "The big brown bear" stood in the river.)
Please name and spell 5 irregular plural nouns.
(Possible examples): children, men, women, feet, teeth, mice, geese, sheep, offspring, deer, fish, etc.
What is wrong about the following sentences?
1. Ms. mae is my favorite teacher.
2. I enjoy eating Ben And Jerry's Ice Cream in daegu.
3. What kind of Chips do you want to buy from coupang?
1. Ms. Mae is my favorite teacher.
2. I enjoy eating Ben And Jerry's Ice Cream in Daegu.
3. What kind of chips do you want to buy from Coupang?
What is the subject's job in a sentence?
The subject of a sentence is the naming part. It tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is a command?
A command is a sentence that gives an order. It usually begins with a verb.
(example: Teach your dog a trick.)
What is a simple subject?
A simple subject also tells who or what the sentence is about, but it does not have all the surrounding words. It is often just a single noun.
(example: The big brown "bear" stood in the river.)
Please name and spell four irregular plural nouns that come from singular nouns that end with "f".
(Possible answers): leaves, wolves, knives, wives, etc.
Turn the following common nouns into proper nouns:
1. Neighbor
2. Pet
3. Country
(Possible answers):
1. Ms. Diana
2. Frank
3. Canada
What is the predicate's job in a sentence?
The predicate of a sentence is the telling part. It tells what the subject is or does.
What is a question?
A question is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark.
(example: Where does the dog sleep?)
What are common nouns?
Common nouns are words that name people, animals, places, or things.
(examples: grandfather, girl, friend, spider, fly, bird, web, vacuum, tomato, home, school, park, etc.)
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun names a group of things.
True or false?
"stick" is the proper noun in the following sentence:
Lee found an old, tough stick of Apple Fruit Gum in his pocket.
False!
"Lee" and "Apple Fruit Gum" are the proper nouns in the sentence. "stick" is the common noun.
What is the subject of the following sentence?
The big brown bear is standing in the river.
"The big brown bear" is the subject of the sentence.
What is an exclamation?
An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.
(example: I love my dog!)
What is a singular noun? Please list 5 examples.
A singular noun names one person, animal, place, or thing.
(examples: house, pet, bird, tree, store, cousin, light, boy, closet, etc.)
What is a group of cows called?
A group of cows is called a herd.
Please write a complete sentence that has both a proper noun and a common noun. Be sure to capitalize what needs to be capitalized!
(Possible answers):
A girl lives on Baker Street.
I bought a jacket from The South End.
What is the predicate of the following sentence?
The cat has pointed ears.
"has pointed ears" is the predicate of the sentence.
Name whether the following sentences are statements, questions, commands, or exclamations:
1. My cat eats canned food.
2. Wow, that dog is hairy!
3. Guess the answer to the question.
4. What is your cousin's name?
5. Our cat had a litter of kittens!
1. Statement
2. Exclamation
3. Command
4. Question
5. Exclamation
What is a plural noun?
A plural noun names more than one person, animal, place, or thing.
(examples: houses, birds, pets, trees, flowers, stores, watches, lights, boys, kids, etc.)