Noun Review
What is a noun?
Give 2 examples
Person, place, or thing
What is the plural of wolf?
Wolves
Make this possessive:
Women
Women's
What is the appositive in this sentence?
Yesterday, I went to the store, around the corner, to buy some milk.
around the corner
What was the first animal to be cloned?
(irregular plural)
What is a concrete noun?
Give 2 examples
A tangible person, place, or thing
What is the plural of ox?
Oxen
Make this possessive:
Computers
Computers'
What noun is being described by the appositive in this sentence?
My cat, a fluffly orange one, loves to sleep in the sun.
Cat
What is the national dish of Spain?
(write as a possessive)
Spain's national dish is paella
What is an abstract noun?
Give 2 examples
An idea that cannot be seen or touched
What is the plural for deer?
Make this possessive:
Ms. Crowe
Ms. Crowe's
What is the appositive and the noun it's describing?
Your friend, Bill, is in trouble.
Appositive - Bill
Noun - Friend
Who owns a pineapple under the sea?
(write your answer using a possessive)
Spongebob's pineapple
What is a common noun?
Give 2 examples
A general person, place, or thing
What is the plural of child?
Children
How do you make a noun possessive if it is plural?
There are two ways. What are they?
If ending in -s, add just an apostrophe (s')
If not ending in -s, add apostrophe -s ('s)
Combine these sentences using an appostive.
1. My favorite food is cacio e pepe.
2. Cacio e pepe is like an Italian mac and cheese.
Cacio e pepe, my favorite food, is like an Italian mac and cheese.
Or
My favorite food, cacio e pepe, is like an Italian mac and cheese.
What is the name of the doctor who is Sherlock Holmes's assistant?
(Write your answer using an appositive. *hint* Think of splitting it into two choppy sentences.)
John Watson, the doctor, is Sherlock Holmes's assistant.
What is a proper noun?
Give 2 examples
A specific name of a person, place, or thing
What is the plural of life?
Lives
How do you make a noun possessive if it is singular?
Give one example
Combine these sentences using an appositive.
1. I went to the beach with my cousins.
2. My cousins' names are Jimmy and Joey.
I went to the beach with my cousins, Jimmy and Joey.
What is the capital of France?
(Restate the question in your answer using a possessive.)
France's capital is Paris.