Nouns Assignment
Mr. Steel
I. Answer the following questions in
complete sentences. Don't copy!
1. What
is a noun?
2.
What's the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
3.
Provide an example of a noun in the nominative case.
4.
Provide an example of a noun in the objective case.
5.
Provide an example of a noun in the possessive case.
6.
Write a sentence in which the underlined noun is in the first person.
7.
Write a sentence in which the underlined noun is in the second person.
8.
Write a sentence in which the underlined noun is in the third person.
9.
Pluralize a noun with -s.
10.
Pluralize a noun with -es.
11.
Pluralize a noun ending in -f.
12.
Pluralize a noun ending in -o.
13.
Pluralize a noun ending in -y.
14.
What is the "subject" in a sentence? Write a sentence in which the underlined
noun is the subject.
15.
What is the "object" in a sentence? Write a sentence in which the underlined
noun is the object.
16.
When is the "possessive" case used in a sentence? Write a sentence in
which the underlined noun is in the possessive case.
17.
Form the possessive of a singular noun.
18.
Form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in -s or -es.
19.
Form the possessive of a noun that ends is a sibilant.
20.
What is an appositive noun? Use an appositive noun in a sentence. Underline it.
21. Use
a noun as an adjective in a sentence. Underline it.
22. Use
a noun as a verb in a sentence. Underline it.
II. Fill in the box to the right of each
sentence or word with the correct noun description