Singular & Plural Nouns
What is the plural of city?
cities
What is the subject in: "The rainbow appeared after the storm."?
rainbow
What is the direct object in: "She kicked the ball."?
ball
Define an appositive.
A noun or phrase that renames or gives more info about another noun.
Rewrite: the bike of the boy → ?
the boy’s bike
What is the plural of leaf?
leaves
What is the subject complement in: "My sister is a teacher."?
teacher
What question do you ask to find a direct object?
Ask “What?” or “Whom?” after the verb.
Find the appositive: "My brother, a firefighter, works downtown."
a firefighter
What’s wrong with: "The womens locker room?"
Missing apostrophe — should be The women’s locker room.
What is the plural of baby?
babies
Define a subject complement.
A word that renames or describes the subject and follows a linking verb.
What is the indirect object in: "He gave Maya a book."?
Maya
True or False: Use commas with restrictive appositives.
False — you use commas with nonrestrictive ones.
Correct this: The boys’s uniforms
The boys’ uniforms
What is the plural of knife?
knives
Name two common linking verbs.
is, am, are, was, were, be, been, become, seem (any two)
What is the object complement in: "They elected her president."?
president
Identify the appositive: The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series.
J.K. Rowling
How do you make a plural noun ending in s possessive?
Add only an apostrophe (’).
Give two rules for forming plurals of nouns ending in y and f.
If a word ends in a consonant + y, change y to i and add -es. If it ends in f or fe, change f to v and add -es.
Create your own sentence with a subject complement.
My dog is a great runner. — runner is the subject complement.
Create your own sentence with a direct and indirect object.
I gave Jason a pencil. — Jason = indirect, pencil = direct.
Write your own sentence using a nonrestrictive appositive.
My cat, a fluffy kitten, sleeps all day. — a fluffy kitten is the appositive.
Create a sentence with a compound possessive noun.
My mother-in-law’s car is red.