Distinguishing Plurals, Possessives, and Contractions
Collective Nouns
Appositives
100
What is the plural form of the compound noun, "bookmark"?
bookmarks
100
What is the possessive form of "book"?
book's
100
The scientists met.
Is "scientists" plural, possessive, or a contraction?
plural
100
What is the collective noun in this sentence?
The crowd shakes the stadium with its school cheer.
crowd
100
What is the appositive or appositive phrase in this sentence?
My brother's car, a sporty red convertible, is the envy of my friends.
sporty red convertible
200
Is the noun "progress" common or proper?
common
200
What is the possessive form of "children"?
children's
200
Russia's first astronaut traveled many years ago.
Is "Russia's" plural, possessive, or a contraction?
possessive
200
What is the collective noun in this sentence?
The class give their various opinions about the issue.
"class"
200
What is the appositive or appositive phrase in this sentence?
Bacteria the food spoilers could not enter when the containers were sealed.
the food spoilers
300
Is the noun "discovery" abstract or concrete?
abstract
300
What is the possessive form of "monkeys"?
monkeys'
300
In the following two sentences, which noun is a contraction?
"Rockets break free of earth's atmosphere. Earth's beautiful from space."
Earth's beautiful from space.
300
The chorus (sings, sing) its five favorite songs.
sings
300
What is the appositive or appositive phrase in this sentence?
Appert's high heating method had destroyed the bacteria the source of disease.
the source of disease
400
What is the plural form of the compound noun "runner-up"?
runners-up
400
Add an apostrophe where needed:
Lightnings electricity is attracted to the rod.
Lightning's electricity is attracted to the rod.
400
In the following two sentences, which noun is possessive?
"A rocket's used to launch satellites. A rocket's launch is exciting to watch."
A rocket's launch is exciting to watch.
400
When a dog disturbs them, the flock of blackbirds (scatters, scatter) in many directions.
scatter
400
Rewrite the sentence, using the appositives and inserting commas correctly.
"Johann Gutenberg invented moveable type. (the basis of the printing press)"
Johann Gutenberg invented moveable type, the basis of the printing press.
500
What is the plural form of the compound noun "mother-in-law"?
mothers-in-law
500
Add apostrophes where needed:
Ben Franklin was sure of his experiments meaning--that lightnings source is electricity.
Ben Franklin was sure of his experiment's meaning--that lightning's source is electricity.
500
Choose the correct noun:
"The (scientists, scientists') next project is to build a new space shuttle.
What is the correct noun's title? Plural, singular possessive, plural possessive, or a contraction?
scientists', plural possessive
500
After a month's preparation, the class presented their projects.
Is "presented" singular or plural?
plural
500
Rewrite the sentence, using the appositives and inserting commas correctly.
"The inventor of the elevator was Elisha G. Otis. (a device for vertical lifting)"
The inventor of the elevator, a device for vertical lifting, was Elisha G. Otis.