Nouns
Of the following, which is the abstract noun?
Pencil, desk, paper, or truth?
truth
Which is the correct pronoun for a group of people?
it, them, he, or she?
them
Find the adjective and the noun it modifies: The adorable puppy is chewing his toy.
adjective: adorable
noun: puppy
What part of speech expresses a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
Type of noun that expresses more than one
plural
Which word is the correct plural form of knife?
Knifes, knives, knife's, or knive's?
knives
Which pronoun would replace Ethan in the following sentence?
After school, Tyler gave Ethan a ride home.
him
Find the adjective and the noun it modifies:
The children were excited to go to the carnival.
adjective: excited
noun: children
What part of speech replaces a noun?
Pronoun
general person, place, or thing; doesn't need a capital letter
common noun
What phrase shows the possessive form of "the book that belongs to Dr. Zaborney"?
A. Dr. Zaborneies book
B. Dr. Zaborneys book
C. Dr. Zaborney's book
D. Dr. Zaborneys' book
C. Dr. Zaborney's book
What is the antecedent of "it" in the sentence?
After pulling the cake out of the oven, I let it cool before frosting it.
cake
Find the adjective and the noun it modifies:
The kitten is extremely playful.
adj: playful
noun: kitten
What part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun?
adjective
a noun that you can't directly experience with any of your senses
abstract
Which of the following is a concrete noun?
stapler, faith, loyalty, or trust?
stapler
He gave us 45 minutes to finish the text, and then he collected it.
4 (he, us, he, it)
Find the adjective and the noun it modifies:
The speedy rabbit beat the turtle in the race.
adj: speedy
noun: rabbit
What type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing?
Proper noun
The noun that is replaced by a pronoun
antecedent
What kind of noun is Presque Isle Middle School?
Proper noun
Find the pronoun(s):
We put on our costumes and went to the Halloween party.
we, our
Find the adjectives:
The three little pigs survived the big, bad wolf.
three little big bad
A noun that show ownership must have what type of punctuation?
apostrophe
What type of noun shows ownership?
possessive