Parts of Speech

REVIEW

Which word does NOT fit for the following noun: oxen

pluralcommoncollective

Which word does NOT fit for the following noun: oxen

pluralcommoncollective

**means more than one but not necessarily a group

Which word does NOT fit for the following noun: analyses

singular

commonabstract

Which word does NOT fit for the following noun:

analyses

singular*plural form (singular form analysis)

commonabstract

Which of the following words cannot represent the singular

and plural version of the word?

deer children

fish

Which of the following words cannot represent the singular

and plural version of the word?

deer children-plural version only

fish

Which singular-plural pair is INCORRECT?

fungus – fungusesindex - indeces

phenomenon - phenomena

Which singular-plural pair is INCORRECT?

fungus – funguses**should be fungiindex - indeces

phenomenon - phenomena

Which words in the following sentence are proper nouns:

Can Cindy come over after school tomorrow, so that we can

walk to Pizza Hut?

Which words in the following sentence are proper nouns:

Can Cindy come over after school tomorrow, so that we can

walk to Pizza Hut?

Which kind of noun is the following:

mailbox

a. collective b. proper c.compound

Which kind of noun is the following:

mailbox

a.collective b.proper c.compound

Which kind of noun is the following:

Catholicism

a.concrete b. proper c.collective

Which kind of noun is the following:

Catholicism

a.concrete b. proper c.collective

Which kind of noun is the following:

Supreme Court

a.possessive b. common c.collective

Which kind of noun is the following:

Supreme Court

a.possessive b. common c.collective

How do you write the following possessive?

the shoes of the toddler

a.the toddlers’s shoes b. the toddlers’

c.the toddler’s shoes

How do you write the following possessive?

the shoes of the toddler

a.the toddlers’s shoes b. the toddlers’

c.the toddler’s shoes

How do you write the following possessive?

the antlers of the deer

a.the deer’s antlers b. the deers’ antlers c.the deers’s antlers

How do you write the following possessive?

the antlers of the deer

a.the deer’s antlers b. the deers’ antlers c.the deers’s antlers

How do you write the following possessive?

the folders of the students

a.the students’s folders b. the students’ folders c.the student’s folders

How do you write the following possessive?

the folders of the students

a.the students’s folders b. the students’ folders c.the student’s folders

Correct or incorrect possessive?

The womens’ shoes were all ruined by the leaky pike.

Correct or incorrect possessive?

The womens’ shoes were all ruined by the leaky pike.

**Incorrect- women’s

Correct or incorrect possessive?

The children laughed when the clowns’ hats all fell off at the

same time.

Correct or incorrect possessive?

The children laughed when the clowns’ hats all fell off at the

same time.**Correct

Correct or incorrect possessive?

The womens’ shoes were all ruined by the leaky pike.

**Incorrect- women’s

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. The five year old swims good.b. The band performed poorly.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. The five year old swims good.b. The band performed poorly.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. I feel real disappointed when you don’t turn in your homework.

b. I feel really disappointed when you don’t turn in your homework.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. I feel real disappointed when you don’t turn in your homework.

b. I feel really disappointed when you don’t turn in your homework.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. A child can pick up his or her treats anytime.

b. A child can pick up their treats anytime.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. A child can pick up his or her treats anytime.

b. A child can pick up their treats anytime.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. Anybody can see their grades at the end of the period.

b. Anybody can see his or her grades at the end of the period.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a. Anybody can see their grades at the end of the period.

b. Anybody can see his or her grades at the end of the period.

Which sentence has parallel verbs?

a. Laura felt lonely, so she wrote letters to her cousin.

b. He jogged all over town, and he is fast.

Which sentence has parallel verbs?

a. Laura felt lonely, so she wrote letters to her cousin.**Both verbs in past tense.

b. He jogged all over town, and he is fast.

Which sentence has parallel verbs?

a. My mom drives us to school, and she talked on the phone.

b. Joey crawled under the table and refused to come out.

Which sentence has parallel verbs?

a. My mom drives us to school, and she talked on the phone.

b. Joey crawled under the table and refused to come out.

**Verbs parallel

Correct or Incorrect?

Someone left their keys in the middle of the hallway.

Correct or Incorrect?

Someone left their keys in the middle of the hallway.

Incorrect- should be his or her