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1
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What part of speech names the things around us?

A

THE NOUN

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What do we call the nouns that are used to name general things?

A

COMMON NOUNS

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3
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What do we call the nouns that are used to name particular or special people or things?

A

PROPER NOUNS

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4
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TRUE OR FALSE?
Proper nouns aren’t always written with a capital letter at the beginning of the word.

A

FALSE

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5
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What word represents a “proper noun”?
* table
* star
* Canada
* country

A

CANADA

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6
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What word represents a “common noun”?
* pencil
* Americans
* Sophie
* Germany

A

PENCIL

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What do we call the type of noun that names** collections of things**?

A

COLLECTIVE NOUN

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of birds

A

a flock of birds

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of grapes

A

a bunch of grapes

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of herons

A

a siege of herons

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Complete the collective noun:
an ____?____ of frogs

A

an army of frogs

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of dolphins

A

**a pod of dolphins

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of cattle

A

a herd of cattle

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of jellyfish

A

**a smack of jellyfish

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of ravens

A

**a murder of ravens

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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of finches

A

a charm of finches

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17
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Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of fish

A

a school of fish

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18
Q

What is the plural form of
dog?

A

dogs

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19
Q

What is the plural form of
girl?

A

girls

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20
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What is the plural form of
bus?

A

buses

21
Q

What is the plural form of
fox?

A

foxes

22
Q

What is the plural form of
bush?

A

bushes

23
Q

What is the plural form of
fairy?

A

fairies

24
Q

What is the plural form of
city?

A

cities

25
Q

What is the plural form of
monkey?

A

monkeys

26
Q

What is the plural form of
toy?

A

toys

27
Q

What is the plural form of
leaf?

A

leaves

28
Q

What is the plural form of
roof?

A

roofs

29
Q

What is the plural form of
chief?

A

chiefs

30
Q

What is the plural form of
foot?

A

feet

31
Q

What is the plural form of
man?

A

men

32
Q

What is the plural form of
child?

A

children

33
Q

What is the possessive form of
the dog of the boy?

A

the boy’s dog

34
Q

What is the possessive form of
the car of the lady?

A

the lady’s car

35
Q

What is the possessive form of
the dogs of the boy?

A

the boy’s dogs

36
Q

What is the possessive form of
the dogs of the boys?

A

the boys’ dogs

37
Q

What is the possessive form of
the cars of the lady?

A

the lady’s cars

38
Q

What is the possessive form of
the cars of the ladies?

A

the ladies’ cars

39
Q

What is the possessive form of
the mane of the horse?

A

the horse’s mane

40
Q

What is the possessive form of
the manes of the horses?

A

the horses’ manes

41
Q

What is the possessive form of
the eraser of the pencil?

A

the eraser of the pencil

42
Q

What is the possessive form of
the arms of the chair?

A

the arms of the chair

43
Q

What is the possessive form of
the hair of the child?

A

the child’s hair

44
Q

What is the possessive form of
the eyes of the children?

A

the children’s eyes

45
Q

What is the possessive form of
the house of the sister of my neighbor?

A

my neighbor’s sister’s house

46
Q

What is the possessive form of
the houses of the sisters of my friend?

A

My friend’s sisters’ houses

47
Q

What type of noun names something that cannot be recognized by the five senses (touch, taste, hear, smell, and see)?

A

ABSTRACT NOUN

48
Q

What do we call the nouns we use when we refer to, or address certain people?

A

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