Singular vs Plural Nouns
Identify the noun and state whether it is a singular or plural noun:
The children played in the park.
Noun: children
Plural
Identify the proper noun:
We visited Paris last summer.
Paris
Identify if the sentence is transitive vs intransitive:
She ran quickly.
Intransitive (no object and we can not answer what did she run)
Identify the verb phrase:
They are playing soccer.
are playing
Identify the personal pronoun:
She went to the store.
she
Which of the following is a singular noun:
Geese, mice, or fox
Fox
Which of the following is considered a common noun:
Amazon, river, Canada
Identify if the verb is transitive vs intransitive:
She kicked the ball.
transitive (object = ball and can answer what she kicked)
Is this sentence ongoing? Why?
She was laughing.
Yes—“was + -ing” shows ongoing past action
Identify the possessive pronoun:
That pencil is mine.
mine
Identify ALL the plural nouns:
The women carried boxes and babies.
Women, boxes, babies
Fix this sentence:
i went to toronto with my friend sarah.
I went to Toronto with my friend Sarah.
Identify if the verb is transitive or intransitive:
The baby cried loudly.
Intransitive (answering how the baby cried)
Find ALL helping verbs:
She has been working all day.
has, been
Identify all possessive pronouns:
Our teacher gave us their assignments.
our, their
Identify the noun and explain if it is singular or plural:
The team is celebrating their victory.
Team = singular (collective noun acting as one group)
Explain why “school” is a common noun but “Forest Hill Collegiate Institute” is a proper noun.
“school” is general; the other names a specific place.
Identify if the verb is transitive vs intransitive:
He threw the frisbee.
Transitive (object =frisbee and can answer what he threw)
Explain why this is NOT a verb phrase:
She is happy.
“happy” is not a verb, it describes
Identify the reflexive pronoun:
The cat cleaned itself.
itself
Identify the noun and state if it is singular or plural:
Economics is my favourite subject.
Economics → singular (it’s one subject despite ending in “-s”)
Find the two proper nouns:
On Monday, Jason visited Lake Ontario.
There is three!
Monday, Jason, Lake Ontario
Identify if the verb is transitive or intransitive:
She is reading.
Intransitive (no object given—even though it could have one)
Identify the helping verbs and main verb:
He should have been practicing the piano.
Helping verbs: should, have, been
Main verb: practicing
Explain why this is possessive:
These books are yours.
yours = possessive pronoun showing ownership