Common Nouns
Jamie and Pat live in the same neighborhood.
(What is the common noun?)
What is neighborhood?
This town has two newspapers.
(What is the singular noun?)
What is town?
The clothing at Frederico’s Department Store is very expensive.
(What is the proper noun?)
What is Frederico's Department Store?
Your shirts are in this drawer.
(What is the plural noun?)
What is drawer?
I found my dad’s tie in the men’s department.
(What is the possessive noun?)
What is dad's?
The red Ford belongs to my sister.
(What is the common noun?)
What is sister?
That sailor has several medals.
(What is the singular noun?)
What is sailor?
Have you seen my copy of Jem’s Island?
(What is the Proper noun?)
What is Jem's Island?
Look at the books in this library!
(What is the plural noun?)
What is books?
The cowhand's / cowhands’ horses were trained to herd cattle.
(Choose the correct possessive.)
What is cowhands'?
All the middle schools in Newton have large libraries.
(What are the 2 common nouns?)
What are schools and libraries?
Is this the librarian’s list of books?
(What are the 2 singular nouns?)
What are librarian and list?
Broadway is a famous street in New York City.
(What are the 2 Proper nouns?)
What are Broadway and New York City?
The team needs new bats and gloves.
(What are the 2 plural nouns?)
What are bats and gloves?
Sharon and Akira belong to the club.
(What is the collective noun(s)?)
What is club?
The balloons sailed through the sky above Walker Stadium.
(What are the 2 common nouns?)
What are balloons and sky?
That is Steve’s black truck.
(What are the 2 singular nouns?)
What are Steve and truck?
Does this book on Egypt belong to Maria?
(What are the 2 Proper nouns?)
What are Egypt and Maria?
Scientists work on many serious problems.
(What are the 2 plural nouns?)
What are scientists and problems?
The construction crew works at night.
(Is the collective noun singular or plural?)
What is singular?
The crowd of runners is almost at the line.
(What are the 2 common nouns? Watch out for the collective noun!)
What are runners and line?
Alma’s shoes are under the bed.
(What are the 2 singular nouns?)
Jo is a character in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
(What are the 3 Proper nouns?)
What are Jo, Little Women and Louisa May Alcott?
The yodelers' cries rang through all the valleys.
(What are the 2 plural nouns?)
What are cries and valleys?
The baby elephants grabbed their mother's tails.
(Is the possessive in this sentence correct?)
What is the incorrect use of a possessive?