Unit 1
What is a concrete noun?
A noun that you can see like a book.
What is a proper noun?
A specific noun that must be capitalized.
What is the plural of library?
libraries
What is the plural of deer?
Deer
What is the appositive in this sentence: Herpetology, the study of snakes and other reptiles, is my favorite subject.
the study of snakes and other reptiles
Give an example of an abstract noun.
Answers will vary.
What part of speech is an indirect object?
A noun or pronoun
What is the plural of boy?
boys
If a noun end in "lf" what do you do to make it plural?
Change the "f" to a "v" and then add "es"
What is the direct object in this sentence: Mr Yamada bought his daughter a winter coat.
coat
What part of speech is a direct object?
A noun or pronoun.
What is an appositive?
A word or group of words that describe the preceding noun.
What are the 2 ways you can make a noun plural that ends in f?
Sometimes you add "s" and sometimes you change the f to a v and then add "es".
For most nouns that end in "fe", what do you do?
Change the "f" to a "v" and add "s"
What is the direct object in this sentence: The guests thanked him for the invitation.
him
What are the two questions that direct objects answer?
What or whom?
If a word ends in y and the letter in front of the y is a vowel, then you add what?
How do you make shelf plural?
Shelves
If a plural noun is regular and ends in "s", what do you add?
An apostrophe
What is the indirect object in this sentence: The guests waited in the hall.
There isn't one!
Where will you always find the direct object?
Between the verb and the direct object.
If the word ends in y and the letter in front is a consonant, then you do what?
Drop the Y and add-ies.
How do you make elf plural?
Add an "s"
If a plural noun is irregular and does not end in "s" then you add what?
Apostrophe s
What is the indirect object in this sentence: Ben played the class a recording.
class