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Common and Proper Nouns
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Plural or Possessive?
Noun Jobs
Singular Convesion
100
Identify the common and proper nouns in the sentence. The Japanese woman wore a traditional kimono during Golden Week.
Common: woman, kimono Proper: Golden Week
100
Group the nouns listed into "concrete" and "abstract" categories. grape, humor, movement, trace, baker, business, language, stairs, flash, Green Arrow, space, astronaut, concrete, asphalt, tribe, carriages
Concrete: grape, trace, baker, stairs, flash, Green Arrow, space, astronaut, concrete, asphalt, tribe, carriages; Abstract: humor, movement, business, language,
100
Choose the correct plural or possessive noun to complete the sentence. The _____________ paw had a thorn in it. (tigers/tiger's)
tiger's
100
For the noun in all caps, indicate the function it has in the sentence. Jared left TOWN in the middle of the night.
Direct Object
100
Convert the noun into its correct plural form. HANGERON
HANGERSON
200
Leo Tolstoy wrote his second novel, Anna Karenina, to outline his thoughts on marriage and the meaning of life.
Common: novel, thoughts, marriage, meaning, life; Proper: Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
200
kindness, theory, dictator, spectator, migrant, Portugal, velocity, frost, energy, zero, video, knight, script, compensation, laziness, mind
Concrete: dictator, spectator, migrant, Portugal, frost, video, knight, script; Abstract: kindness, theory, velocity, energy zero compensation, laziness, mind
200
The _______________ of blood at the crime scene have not been identified. (traces/trace's)
traces
200
The giraffes never give me the time of DAY.
Object of the Preposition
200
PUFF
PUFFS
300
David Foster Wallace, the author of Infinite Jest, was awarded the MacArthur Genius Grant in 1997.
Common: author, 1997; Proper: David Foster Wallace; Infinite Jest; MacArthur Genius Grant
300
The ____________ voices carried loudly through the hallway. (students/students')
students'
300
PETER was robbed last night in order to pay Paul.
Subject
300
ARMY
ARMIES
400
Despite the stereotype, the English prefer coffee over tea.
Common: stereotype; coffee, tea; Proper: English
400
The _________ teeth punctured the neck of an unfortunate hen. (foxes/fox's)
fox's
400
Housecats are distant RELATIVES of lions
Predicate Noun
400
CONSERVATORY
CONSERVATORIES
500
For the love of dog,Jethro, please remove your muddy shoes before you step on the Persian carpet!
common: love, dog, shoes, carpet; Proper: Jethro
500
Keeping up with the _____________ can lead to poor financial decisions. (Joneses/Jones's)
Joneses
500
The film, BOYHOOD, was shot over a period of twelve years with the same cast.
appositive
500
RADIUS
RADII