Common, Proper, and
Irregular Nouns
Irregular Nouns
This is a common noun for the proper noun Steve.
What is boy/man?
This is the correct way to write children in a possessive form.
What is children's?
This is the purpose of a pronoun.
What is to replace a noun?
Grandma asked my brother and __________ to buy cherry cough drops while we were at the drugstore. (I, ME, MYSELF)
What is me?
Normative vs. Objective Case of pronoun?
I wish the trip was longer.
What is normative.
This is a common noun for the proper noun Business Communications.
What is class/course?
This is the correct way to write Lucas in possessive form.
What is Lucas's?
The word the pronoun represents is called this.
What is the antecedent?
It was __________ who ate your leftover slices of pepperoni pizza. (I, ME, MYSELF)
What is I?
Identify the pronoun needed:
The soccer team won ___ game this Saturday.
What is its?
What is the plural form for a mouse?
What is mice?
This is the correct way to write business in plural-possessive form.
What is businesses'?
These are all five demonstrative pronouns.
(Hint: Pronouns that point to specific things - not gender)
What are it, this, that, these, and those?
If you don't like __________ criticizing your sappy poetry, then don't ask for an honest opinion! (ME, MY, MYSELF)
What is MY?
To complete our Egyptian mummy costumes, Lou Ellen and __________ bought a 12 pack of toilet paper. (I, me, myself)
What is I?
What is the plural form for cactus?
What is cacti?
What is the plural-possessive form for fish?
What is fishes'?
The fishes’ scales were yellow.
This is an example of a reflexive pronoun.
(Hint: A reflexive pronoun is normally used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject.)
What is myself, himself, yourself, herself, themselves, ourselves (etc)
See that young lady smacking her lips? It might have been __________ who stole your jelly donut.
(she, her)
What is she?
Correct or incorrect?
Who should we invite to our show?
What is incorrect? "whom"
The following sentence begins with this kind of noun.
Tom Cruise was in a move called "Mission Impossible."
What is a proper noun?
What is the plural-possessive for goose.
What is geese's?
Replace the noun (antecedent) with the correct pronoun form:
When dealing with an angry customer, try to calm ____ down.
What is him or her?
Mom comes from a family of strict disciplinarians, so always say "please" and "thank you" around Aunt Nancy and __________ if you don't want your earlobe twisted. (her, she)
What is her?
Correct or incorrect?
Who really enjoys going to Business Communications?
What is "correct" (We really enjoy going to Business Communications!)