NOUNS  Read p. 296-300

 

 

AFTER READING THE SECTION ABOVE,COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ONTO A WORD DOCUMENT, SAVE IT IN YOUR GRAMMAR FOLDER LABELED NOUNS AND PRINT OUT A COPY TO BRING TO CLASS FOR CORRECTION.

 

1. What is a compound noun? ____________________________________________________

 

2. What is a collective noun? _____________________________________________________

 

3. What is a proper noun? ________________________________________________________

 

4. What is a common noun? ______________________________________________________

 

Exercise 1 Underline the nouns in each sentence.

 

1. Dogs require attention, including proper feeding and medical care.

2. A doghouse needs to be comfortable and insulated from heat and cold.

 

Exercise 2  Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in the paragraph below.

 

            Many pieces of literature celebrate the dog. White Fang, written by Jack London,

is the story of a brave and loyal companion. The story is set in the Yukon, but dogs in suburbs and cities often display similar loyalty. Other writers who have written about the fine qualities of dogs are James Herriot and William Armstrong. Millie, a dog who lived in the White House, is listed as the author of her own book.

 

Exercise 3 Underline the 2 proper  nouns, circle the 2 common nouns, place a check over the one compound noun and place parentheses             around the one collective noun.

 

Excerpt from “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog…”

 

            Burek had to be tied outside, and he howled all day and all night.

In their anguish, both the dog and the cat stopped eating.

            When Jan Skiba saw the disruption the mirror had created in the

household, he decided a mirror wasn’t what his family needed.

 

 

PRONOUNS  p. 301-307

 

AFTER READING THE SECTION ABOVE,COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ONTO A WORD DOCUMENT, SAVE IT IN YOUR GRAMMAR FOLDER LABELED PRONOUNS AND PRINT OUT A COPY TO BRING TO CLASS FOR CORRECTION.

 

1. What is an antecedent? ______________________________________________________

 

2. What is an interrogative pronoun? _____________________________________________

 

3. What is a demonstrative pronoun? _____________________________________________

 

4. What are the 3 cases that personal pronouns can be classified in? _____________________

 

5. What is an indefinite pronoun?__________________________________________________

 

Exercise1 Underline the personal pronouns in the sentences below.

 

1. My brother and sister want to become pharmacists. They must attend a college of pharmacy.

2. They mist complete a one-year internship before becoming pharmacists.

3. She may choose from many schools.

4. All of them offer similar programs.

 

Exercise 2 Identify the antecedent. Fill in the blank with the appropriate personal pronoun. Circle the antecedent of the pronoun you supply.

 

1. Radiologists must attend medical school. ____________ spend 5 years studying radiology.

 

2. If my brother studies radiology, ______________ will have to complete a residency program.

 

3. My aunt is a radiologist. __________ has her own practice.

 

Exercise 3 Place a P over the personal pronouns, an I over the interrogative pronouns, an IN over the indefinite pronouns and a D over the demonstrative pronouns.

 

1. My brother is in high school. He wants to study forensic medicine.

 

2. That is the study of medical evidence.

 

3. It helps police officers solve crimes.

 

4. You may have seen popular shows about ‘crime doctors’.

 

5. Who wants to know more?

 

6. These are copies of fingerprints.

 

7. Each is unique.

 

8. Whose is this fingerprint?

 

9. What can we learn from fingerprints?

 

10. Few can identify a fingerprint.