Common & Proper Nouns
Identify the type of noun that is underlined below:
Mary walked her three dogs.
Dogs = a common noun
What is the plural of "moose"?
Moose
Identify the concrete noun(s) in the sentence below:
The vibrant colors in the painting brought joy to all of the viewers.
Colors, painting, viewers
A transitive verb takes a direct object (aka the verb expresses that something is acted on).
He broke the vase.
The vase receives the action and is broken.
Define a linking verb.
A linking verb connects a subject to the rest of a sentence without showing any action. A linking verb can be replaced by a "to be" verb without rendering the sentence ungrammatical or unintelligible.
He seemed happy --> He was happy.
Identify the type of noun that is underlined below:
Ms. Johnson taught us about the Korean War.
Korean War = a proper noun
What is the plural of "trio"?
Trios
Identify the abstract noun(s) in the sentence:
He received his first penalty when the referee blew his whistle.
Penalty, which is an idea/concept rather than a physical thing. (Referee and whistle are concrete nouns!)
What is the definition of an intransitive verb?
An intransitive verb is an action verb that does not take a direct object.
The vase broke when it fell on the floor.
The vase does the breaking... the rest of the sentence is extra information (it tells us when--not what is broken).
Identify the "to be" and/or linking verbs:
He seemed happy at the campground. However, his tent looked a little too small for him.
Linking verbs: seemed, looked
To be: none!
Identify the type(s) of nouns underlined below:
Marcus drove his Audi to the concert.
Marcus & Audi = proper nouns
concert = common noun
What is the singular of "bacteria"?
Identify all of the concrete and/or abstract nouns:
A cool breeze made the evenings bearable in the summer.
Concrete: breeze
Abstract: evenings, summer
Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
He opened the door.
In this case, opened is transitive (What is opened? The door. It receives the action).
Identify the "to be" and/or linking verbs:
The nurse sounded sincere. Still, her lip was quivering.
To be: was
Linking: sounded
Identify and correct the mistakes in the sentence below:
My dad lives on second avenue in phoenix, arizona.
"Second Avenue," "Phoenix," and "Arizona" need to be capitalized
What is the plural of "radius"?
Radii
Identify the concrete and/or abstract nouns:
He felt so much disgust at the rancid taste that he spit the rotten fruit out.
Concrete: taste, fruit
Abstract: disgust
Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
The door opened suddenly.
Intransitive. The door performs the action. The door is the subject; it is not opening something.
Rewrite the following sentence by changing the linking verbs into "to be" verbs, and vice versa:
He felt confident during the test, and he was sure he that did well.
Possible answer:
He was confident during the test, and he seemed sure that did well.
Correct any errors:
My Older Brother George likes to ride Harley-Davidson Motorcycles on the backroads of the pacific coast.
My older brother George likes to ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles on the backroads of the Pacific Coast.
What is the plural of "antenna"?
Antennae
Identify the abstract and/or concrete nouns in the sentence:
Where will we go on our vacation? Is it a surprise?
Abstract: vacation, surprise
Concrete: none!
Rewrite the following sentence to change the verb from transitive to intransitive:
He crashed the car into the garage door.
Now, the car is performing the action (intransitive) rather than the guy, who acts on the car (transitive).
Rewrite the following sentence by changing the linking verbs into "to be" verbs and vice versa:
The cabin was cramped, but it was good enough for now.
The cabin felt cramped, but it seemed good enough for now.