Kinds of Nouns
In the sentence “The orchestra played beautifully,” what kind of noun is orchestra?
+10 – Orchestra → Collective
Change baby to its plural form.
+5 –Baby → Babies
Make the following possessive: the collar of the dog
-10 –The collar of the dog → The dog’s collar
Identify the compound noun in “The basketball team won the game.”
+15 – Basketball team → Compound noun = basketball
In “The winner is Emma,” what is the noun Emma acting as?
+5 – Emma → Predicate noun
In “Freedom is important to everyone,” what kind of noun is freedom?
-5 – Freedom → Abstract
Change leaf to its plural form.
+20 – Leaf → Leaves
Make the shoes of the boys possessive.
+10 – The shoes of the boys → The boys’ shoes
Identify the compound noun in “Please check the mailbox.”
-15 – Mailbox → Compound noun = mailbox
In “Maria gave her friend a gift,” what type of noun is friend?
+15 –Friend → Indirect object
In “The Grand Canyon is breathtaking,” what kind of noun is Grand Canyon?
+15 – Grand Canyon → Proper
Change tomato to its plural form.
-15 – Tomato → Tomatoes
Rewrite the toys of the children using a possessive noun.
+5 – The toys of the children → The children’s toys
Identify the compound noun in “I need to wash the dishes in the dishwasher.”
+10 – Dishwasher → Compound noun = dishwasher
In “The teacher graded the tests,” what kind of noun is tests?
-10 – Tests → Direct object
In “Laughter filled the room,” what kind of noun is laughter?
+20 – Laughter → Abstract
Change knife to its plural form.
-10 – Knife → Knives
Make the books of the women possessive.
+20 – The books of the women → The women’s books
Identify the compound noun in “He works at the fire station.”
+5 – Fire station → Compound noun = fire station
In “The class elected Maya president,” what type of noun is Maya?
+10 – Maya → Predicate noun
In “The team celebrated their victory,” what kind of noun is team?
-15 – Team → Collective
Change wolf to its plural form.
+15 – Wolf → Wolves
Make the hat of James possessive.
-5 – The hat of James → James’s hat
Identify the compound noun in “We watched the sunset at the beach.”
-5 –Sunset → Compound noun = sunset
In “The coach gave the players instructions,” what kind of noun is players?
+20 – Players → Indirect object