Nouns Flashcards
True or False: A noun IS a person, place, thing or idea.
True
True or False: “Doctor” is an example of a noun.
True
True or False: Adam J. Hauke is an example of a noun.
True
True or False: Run is an example of a noun.
False
True or False: Hockey is an example of a noun.
True
True or False: Jumping is an example of a noun.
False
True or False: Listening is an example of a noun.
False
True or False: La Crosse, Wisconsin is an example of a compound noun.
True
True or False: A compound noun is made up of more than one word.
True
True or False: Honesty is an example of a noun.
True
True or False: Buddhism is an example of a noun.
True
What is the plural of: roof.
Roofs
What is the plural of: half.
Halves
What is the plural of: leaf
Leaves
What is the plural of: billboard
Billboards
What is the plural of: brother-in-law
Brothers-in-law
What is the plural of: attorney-at-law
Attorneys-at-law
What is the plural of: safe
Safes
What is the plural of: potato
Potatoes
What is the plural of: echo
Echoes
What is the plural of: piano
Pianos
What is the plural of: zero
Zeros
What is the plural of: alto
Altos
What is the plural of: cello
Cellos
What is the plural of: soprano
Sopranos
True or False: A singular noun is ONE person, place, thing, or idea.
True
True or False: A plural noun is MORE THAN ONE person, place, thing, or idea.
True
What is the plural of: trio
Trios
What is the plural of: rodeo
Rodeos
What is the plural of: teacher
Teachers
What is the plural of: dream
Dreams
What is the plural of: address
Addresses
What is the plural of: church
Churches
What is the plural of: recess
Recesses
What is the plural of: bench
Benches
What it the plural of: flash
Flashes
What is the plural of: tax
Taxes
What is the plural of: buoy
Buoys
What is the plural of: Tuesday
Tuesdays
What is the plural of: attorney
Attorneys
What is the plural of: lawyer
Lawyer
What is the plural of: deer
Deer
What is the the plural of: lily
Lilies
What is the plural of: reel
Reels
What is the plural of: story
Stories
What is the plural of: woman
Women
What is the plural of: country
Countries
What is the plural of: capful
Capfuls
What is the plural of: handful
Handfuls
True or False: Some nouns are only used in the plural form (like pajamas, scissors, jeans, savings)
True
True or False: Some nouns are plural in form (meaning they have an S or ES), but are considered singular.
True
True or False: A concrete noun names a thing you can perceive by ONE of the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste or touch).
True
What is the plural of: penny
Pennies
What is the plural of: colony
Colonies
What is the plural of: baby
Babies
True or False: Some plural nouns are NOT formed by adding S or ES. Some will change spellings or stay the same.
True
What is the plural of: man
Men
What is the plural of: mouse
Mice
What is the plural of: trout
Trout
What is the plural of: sheep
Sheep
What is the plural of: hero
Heroes
What is the plural of: passer-by
Passers-by
What is the plural of: mathematics
Mathematics
True or False: A collective noun names a group of people, animals, or things considered as one.
True
True or False: Audience is a collective noun.
True
True or False: Bunch is a collective noun.
True
True or False: That man is a collective noun.
False
True or False: The girl is a collective noun.
False
True or False: Orchestra is a collective noun.
True
True or False: Council is a collective noun.
True
True or False: Band is a collective noun.
True
Identify the collective noun in this sentence: The volleyball team will play in the gym against Notre Dame.
Team
Identify the collective noun in this sentence: The performer was upset when the audience delayed the second act.
Audience
Identify the collective noun in this sentence: The class will have a substitute tomorrow.
Class
Identify the collective noun in this sentence: The orchestra will hold a small concert next month at Carnegie Hall.
Orchestra
True or False: A concrete noun refers to a physical object in the real world such as a dog, a ball or ice cream cone.
True
True or False: An abstract noun refers to an idea or concept that does not exist in the real world and cannot be touched, like freedom, sadness or permission.
True
Identify the nouns and tell me if they are abstract or concrete: A mother’s love is eternal.
Love: Abstract
Identify the nouns and tell me if they are abstract or concrete: Peace is essential for survival.
Peace
Identify the nouns and tell me if they are abstract or concrete: Two girls tipped over in their canoe, and everyone laughed.
Girls: Concrete
Canoe: Concrete
True or False: A proper noun is a name used for an individual person, place or organization, spelled with capital letters.
True
Please identify the proper noun: A plan was devised to design and build a new school on Superior Street.
Superior Street
True or False: notre dame of de pere should be capitalized.
True: Notre Dame of De Pere
True or False: coke should be capitalized.
True: Coke
True or False: A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea.
True
True or False: nephew is a common noun.
True
True or False: spain is a common noun.
False: Spain is a proper noun.
True or False: A noun of direct address is a noun that refers to someone directly. Use commas to set off nouns of direct address.
True
True or False: This is an example of a noun of direct address: Mary and Jill, have you seen the movie in theaters?
True
True or False: This is an example of a noun of direct address: I do not know, Mary, if I am able to take you.
True
True or False: When a noun is used as an object, it is in the objective case.
True
True or False: There are two types of objects (Direct and Indirect)
True
Mr. Hauke wrote this slide.
Wrote what? Slide is the direct object.
True or False: Direct objects tells whom or what after the verb.
True
True or False: Indirect objects tell TO whom/for whom or TO what/for what the action is done.
True
Mr. Hauke wrote his students some notes.
Wrote some notes TO WHOM? Students
Nominative Case
When a noun is used as a subject or subject complement, it is in the nominative case.
Example of a Nominative Case.
Tim and Jim drove to Door County. (subjects)
Example of a Nominative Case.
Whales are magnificent creates. (subject complement)
Subject
Tells who or what the sentence is about.
Subject complement
A word that renames the subject; found after a linking verb (am, is, are, was)
True or False: There are three noun cases
True
True or False: They are called Nominative, Objective and Passive
False: They are Nominative, Objective and Possessive
Objects of a preposition
Nouns after prepositions (in, into, on, to, by, for, from, with, or without)
Example of objects of a preposition.
Mrs. Henkel gave the golden apple to Mr. Hauke.
Object Complements
Renames the direct object.
Example of object complements.
Mr. Hauke named Owen captain of the team. Named what? Owen; what renames Owen? Captain.
Identify as a direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, or object complement. The seventh grade performed Our Town last spring.
Our Town is a direct object.
Identify as a direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, or object complement. She gave him the book.
Him is an indirect object.
Identify as a direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, or object complement. Mrs. Pagel gave the basketball to Mrs. Malcore.
Mrs. Malcore is the objects of a preposition, because Mrs. Malcore came after the preposition (TO).
Identify as a direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, or object complement. Mr. Hauke appointed Will Jensen as the president of the United States.
Will Jensen is the object complement. Named what? Will Jensen. Renamed what? President of the United States.
An appositive
Is a noun or phrase that identifies or adds information to another noun.
True or False: The appositive is offset by commas.
True
Identify the appositive in this sentence: The insect, a small ant, crawled across the floor.
A small ant (identifies the insect)
Tell me what each BOLD noun refers to: Nominative, Objective or Possessive: Derek handed me a PENCIL for the math test.
Nominative
Tell me what each BOLD noun refers to: Nominative, Objective or Possessive: The PENCIL’S eraser was chewed up.
Possessive
