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Test on Nouns Part A: Identification of Nouns Directions: Which of the underlined words is NOT a noun? Write the letter of that word in the blank. ________ 1. Mrs. Nelson has been teaching English for thirty years. A B C D
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Part B: Common and Proper Nouns Directions: Which underlined noun is proper? Write the letter in the blank for the proper noun in each sentence. There is only one per sentence. Notice that all the words are capitalized so that
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Part C: Abstract and Concrete Nouns Directions: In the blank, label each noun as either abstract (A) or concrete (C). ________ 9. mountain ________ 12. patience ________ 10. courage ________ 13. happiness ________ 11. balloon ________ 14. music Part D: Compound Nouns Directions: Write the compound noun from each sentence in the blanks. There is only one per sentence. _________________________ 15. My grandfather worked as a farmer all of his life. _________________________ 16. I collect poems and music boxes. _________________________ 17. Mr. Harris left his book at home. _________________________ 18. My sister enjoys riding the merry-go-round at the fair. Part E: Collective Nouns Directions: Write the collective noun from each sentence in the blanks. There is only one per sentence. ________________________ 19. Amanda belongs to a club for senior citizens. ________________________ 20. A colony of fire ants has built its nest in our backyard. ________________________ 21. Officials hoped the troop would find the lost soldier. ________________________ 22. While scuba diving, I saw a school of fish swim by. ________________________ 23. The Atlanta Braves is my favorite baseball team. Part F: Fill in the Blank Directions: Fill in the blank with the kind of noun asked for in parentheses. 24. The ____________________ meets today at noon. (common, collective) 25. The preacher practices ___________________________. (common, abstract) 26. I collect _____________________________. (common, compound) 27. My favorite place to shop is _________________________________. (proper, compound) Part G: Differentiation of Contractions, Possessions, and Plurals Directions: Write the letter in the blank for the term that identifies the underlined word in each sentence. (A) contraction (C) singular possessive (B) plural noun (D) plural possessive ________ 28. Annie’s favorite thing about camping is getting to roast marshmallows over the fire. ________ 29. It’s fun to swing in hammocks, fly fish, and sing camp songs. ________ 30. Pam buys her great-aunts’ birthday presents at the mall. ________ 31. My brothers hope to get a trampoline for Christmas. Part H: Possessive Nouns Directions: Write the possessive form of each of the following nouns in the blanks. Example: ____baby’s________________________ the (baby) pacifier _________________________________ 32. my (grandmother) quilt _________________________________ 33. the (churches) steeples _________________________________ 34. the (class) pet _________________________________ 35. the (children) toys _________________________________ 36. the (thieves) handcuffs _________________________________ 37. our (mothers-in-law) purses Part I: Appositives Directions: Which sentence in each group has an appositive in it? Write the letter of that sentence in the blank. ________ 38. (A) On Sunday every family brought a special dish to share.
________ 39. (A) Pita, thin bread, was stacked on a platter.
________ 40. (A) Our Japanese neighbors served tempura on a large platter. (B)
Directions: Select the letter of the term that best identifies the underlined word in each sentence.
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