Nouns

Question 1

noun (definition)

Answer 1

refers to a person, place or thing

Question 2

nouns can play the role of the

Answer 2

subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, adjective

Question 3

make a regular singular noun plural (how to)

Answer 3

change the ending to -s

Question 4

make a singular noun ending in -s plural (how to)

Answer 4

change the ending to -es

Question 5

make a noun ending with -fe plural (how to)

Answer 5

change the ending to -ves

Question 6

make a singular noun ending in ‑y plural (how to)

Answer 6

change the ending to -ies

Question 7

make a singular noun ending in ‑o plural (how to)

Answer 7

add -es

Question 8

make a singular noun ending in ‑on plural (how to)

Answer 8

change the ending to -a

Question 9

make a singular noun ending in ‑is plural (how to)

Answer 9

change the ending to -es

Question 10

make a singular noun ending in ‑us plural (how to)

Answer 10

change the ending to -i

Question 11

noun (types)

Answer 11

abstract, collective, common, concrete, generic, countable, uncountable, possessive, proper, irregular, compound

Question 12

abstract noun (definition)

Answer 12

cannot be identified using one of the five senses

Question 13

collective noun (definition)

Answer 13

refers to a noun which refers to a group of nouns

Question 14

common noun (definition)

Answer 14

words for people, places or things that aren’t specific; can be countable, uncountable, singular, plural

Question 15

concrete noun (definition)

Answer 15

can be identified through one of the five senses

Question 16

generic noun (definition)

Answer 16

part of a generic statement

Question 17

countable noun (definition)

Answer 17

can be counted

Question 18

uncountable noun (definition)

Answer 18

comes in a state or quantity which is impossible to count

Question 19

possessive noun (definition)

Answer 19

nouns which possess something, usually identified by an apostrophe

Question 20

proper noun (definition)

Answer 20

names of specific people or places; should always begin with a capital

Question 21

irregular noun (definition)

Answer 21

nouns which don’t follow a spelling pattern when pluralized

Question 22

compound noun (definition)

Answer 22

words where two nouns have been stuck together to make a new noun; written as one word without a hyphen

Question 23

noun string (definition)

Answer 23

a string of nouns that encumber reading

Question 24

nouns are only capitalized if they are

Answer 24

proper nouns or placed at the beginning of a sentence