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Common and Proper Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns
Irregular Plural Nouns
Possessive Nouns
Appositives
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Read the following sentence: The young scientist was born in Maryland. What is the common noun in this sentence?
What is scientist?
100
What is the plural form of the singular noun community?
What is communities?
100
What is the plural form of the singular noun rodeo?
What is rodeos?
100
Read the following phrase: the mother of my friend. What would the possessive noun phrase be?
What is my friend's mother?
100
Read the following sentence: Peanut butter, a source of protein, was an early health food. What is the noun the appositive identifies or explains?
What is Peanut butter?
200
Read the following sentence: Many friends helped Benjamin Banneker. What is the proper noun in this sentence?
What is Benjamin Banneker?
200
What is the plural form of the singular noun month?
What is months?
200
What is the plural form of the singular noun man?
What is men?
200
Read the following phrase: the color of the roses. What is the possessive noun phrase?
What is the roses' color?
200
Read the following sentence: Another variety, smooth, is also a popular peanut butter. What is the noun the appositive identifies or explains?
What is variety?
300
Read the following sentence: People throughout the United States still recall his accomplishments. Name one common noun and one proper noun.
What is people or accomplishments for common noun and United States for proper noun.
300
Read the following sentence: Williamsburg was once the finest city in the (colony). What is the plural form of the noun in the parentheses?
What is colonies?
300
Read the following sentence: Two (tornado) blew me away! What is plural form of the noun in parentheses?
What is tornadoes?
300
Read the following sentence: My (sister) new friend has the new iPhone 5C. What is possessive form of the noun in parentheses?
What is sister's?
300
Read the following sentence: Leo, an excellent cook, makes tacos for his family and friends. What is the appositive in this sentence?
What is an excellent cook?
400
Read the following sentence: Banneker helped design Washington, D.C. Identify the nouns in this sentence and what type of noun they are.
What is Banneker - proper and Washington, D.C. proper?
400
Read the following sentence: A tornado usually lasts only (minute), or at the most a few (hour). What is the plural from of the nouns in the parentheses?
What is minutes and hours?
400
Read the following sentence: The other (schoolchild) didn't spot the enormous amount of merit tickets on the floor. What is the plural form of the noun in the parentheses?
What is schoolchildren?
400
Read the following sentence: I had to go to the (principal) office because I stole (Dajiah) phone. What are the correct possessives of the nouns in parentheses?
What is principal's and Dajiah's?
400
Read the sentence: Burritos, Rachel's favorite food, are sometimes called breakfast tacos. What is the appositive in this sentence?
What is Rachel's favorite food?
500
Read the following sentence: Now, scientists are exploring Mars, Jupiter, and other planets. How many nouns are in this sentence? Identify each type of noun.
What is four nouns? Scientist - common, Mars - proper, Jupiter - proper, and planets - common.
500
Read the following sentence: Williamsburg's streets had numerous small (business). What is the plural form of the noun in the parentheses?
What is businesses?
500
Read the following sentence: I saw bananas and (loaf) of bread in the air. What is the plural of the noun in parentheses?
What is loaves?
500
How do you form the possessive of a singular, plural, and irregular plural noun?
What is add an apostrophe and an -s to singular nouns, add an apostrophe after nouns that end in -s, and add an apostrophe and an -s to plural nouns not ending in -s.
500
Lucy and Coco, the cutest dogs in the world, belong to Ms. Crowe and Miss Capp. What is appositive and what noun(s) does the appositive identify or explain?
What is the cutest dogs in the world and Lucy and Coco?