Perspective
Point of View
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Possessive Pronouns
100

What is perspective?

A character's unique way of seeing the world.
100

In this point of view, the narrator IS a character in the story.

first-person point of view

100

What is a common noun?

A common noun refers to any NONSPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea.

100

What is a proper noun?

A SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea; the proper name or title of someone or something.

100

What is a possessive noun or pronoun?

They are nouns and pronouns that show ownership. EXAMPLES: Greg's, school's, my, yours, etc.

200

Imagine a story where a narrator interacts with his annoying coworker. The coworker is bad at their job, and the narrator is constantly bothered by the coworker. From whose perspective is that story being told--the narrator's or the coworker's?

The narrator's

200

In this point of view, the narrator is NOT a character in the story.

third-person point of view

200

Is "cow" an example of a common noun?

Yes, because a cow is an animal (a thing).

200

Is "grasshopper" an example of a proper noun?

No, because it is not an actual name or title. Nor is it capitalized.

200

Is "its" a possessive noun or possessive pronoun?

A possessive pronoun

300

What would a nutritional specialist's perspective on fast food be?

That it's not very healthy; that it isn't very good for a person to eat all the time; or something along those lines, since a nutritional specialist focuses on proper eating habits.

300

You'll know first-person when you see it because it'll have what sorts of words in it?

I, me, my, mine, etc.

300

Find the common noun in this sentence:

"She brought it to the dump."

The common noun is "dump."

300

Find the proper noun in this sentence:

"I never watched Gossip Girl."

The proper noun is "Gossip Girl."

300

Is "Ms. Larry's" a possessive noun or possessive pronoun?

A possessive noun

400

What would a little kid's perspective on free candy on Halloween be?

Since it's a little kid getting candy, his/her perspective would probably be that free candy on Halloween is awesome, cool, fun, exciting, or something along those lines.

400

What point of view is this written from? "They never bothered learning."

third-person

400

Find the common noun in this sentence:

"Kyle said that Cars 2 is a good movie."

The common noun is "movie."

400

How many proper nouns are in this sentence:

"Brittany and Laura went to Golden Corral on Thursday."

There are four proper nouns: Brittany, Laura, Golden Corral, and Thursday.

400

Find the possessive pronoun in this sentence:

"I gave her my number."

"my"

500

What would a lazy student's perspective on an unannounced quiz be?

Since the student is lazy, his/her perspective would be that the quiz is unfair, cruel, impossible, or something along those lines.
500

What point of view is this written from? "I told him that he should leave me alone."

first-person point of view

500

Find the common noun in this sentence:

"He said what he said, and he meant it at the time."

The common noun is "time."

500

Find the proper noun in this sentence:

"She told me she appreciated it."

There are no proper nouns in this sentence.

500

Find the possessive noun in this sentence:

"The turtle's shell was shiny."

"turtle's"

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