Parts of Speech
REVIEW
Which word does NOT fit for the
following noun: oxen
plural
common
collective
Which word does NOT fit for the
following noun: oxen
plural
common
collective
**means more than one but not
necessarily a group
Which word does NOT fit for the
following noun: analyses
singular
common
abstract
Which word does NOT fit
for the following noun:
analyses
singular
*plural form (singular form analysis)
common
abstract
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 – funguses
index - indeces
phenomenon - phenomena
Which singular-plural pair is
INCORRECT?
fungus – funguses
**should be fungi
index - 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