NORTH SCHUYLKILL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
NOUN: A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
(1.5.8.F)
PURPOSE: TO USE SPECIFICS IN WRITTEN, ORAL, AND GRAPHIC
COMMUNICATION
PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE SOPHISTICATION IN WRITTEN, ORAL, AND
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITY: IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: Circle all nouns. “NA” is an option.
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Running and jumping are Austin Christ’s favorite activities.
2
I like when Dylan sings the tenor part.
3
The heat began to bother Cheyenne and Lauren.
4
The wedding which Ms. Breanna Waller attended was quite boring to her.
5
Ms. Renae Warcola began to complain about the poor conditions.
6
Ariana found the best accommodations near the stadium.
7
Greet Brittany Darker as soon as Oprah arrives.
8
Several of the literature books were found by Jordan Dziczek.
9
Justin Heaton said the stove was very dirty.
10
The bookmark that David Wiley likes best is lost.
11
Tamara Tunstall and Brandon Trilli wanted to cancel the race.
12
Our best friends—Jamie Lee Stapinski and Briana Shields--- love pigeons.
13
When Johnny Rupinski went to the Frackville Mall, the stores offered great
sales.
14
Why is Ms. Martin so happy?
15
She and Brittany Morgan mowed the lawn.
16
Ryan Mazeika and Brianna Martin really like exercising.
17
John Klistsch and Richard Korn like swimming, running, and planning.
18
The screaming and carrying on woke Ms. Nicole A. Milefsky.
19
Kaitlyn Lorah and John Klitsch dreaded writing essays and then correcting them.
20
Evan Steward and Brittany Darker resorted to handling the work by
themselves.
GERUND PHRASES: A gerund phrase involves a noun that ends in –ing
plus completers. These phrases answer the question "WHAT."
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
Our buddies like DRIVING IN MUD PITS.
CUTTING POTATOES INTO CUBES bores
me.
We wanted to start LIVING FULLY.
He resorted to BAWLING LIKE A BABY.
ACTIVITY: IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES
DIRECTIONS: Circle the gerund phrases. "NA" is an option.
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I was running to get away from Sally.
2
Cullen Dixon loved rolling around in the grey mud.
3
Crossing the street never caused me trouble until yesterday.
4
Sweeping the floor was Ms. Fetterolf’s favorite task.
5
He looked eagerly to seeing Eric Clapton.
6
His hobbies involve jarring fruits and vegetables, painting houses, and
hunting.
7
Speaking in Russian never interested Ms. Megan Jones.
8
Did you inspect Ms. Lopez’s typing?
9
Mitchell is running that football camp.
10
Our saving that bag makes no sense.
11
Brett Kimsal is saving up for retirement.
12
Gene Zimmerman and he found singing to be fun.
13
Danielle Wilson and Devin Thompson are waiting for Nicolette.
14
Complaining and griping did not impress Dayla Sankus.
15
Mitchell Roshannon and we like finding Toyota Corollas.
16
Ms. Razzis and they spotted a singing bear, a relative of Winnie.
17
Laci Quick likes singing and dancing.
18
Nicole E. Melsom and Ms. Harris are waiting for the bus to New York City.
19
Tyler Briel and Paul Dittman prefer eating burgers and fries over
dining in a five-star restaurant.
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Cheerleading is the center of Ms. Lopez’s life.
ACTIVITY: CUT AND PASTE
ACTIVITY: CREATING GERUND PHRASES
DIRECTIONS: Create ten sentences, each with a gerund phrase. Circle each
phrase.
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COMMON NOUN: A common noun names a general class of person,
place, thing, or idea. Generally speaking, common nouns do not require
capitalization, except if they begin a sentence.
(1.5.8.F)
ACTIVITY: IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: Label all common nouns with this designation: CN.
1
The lit books Phillip chose were quite costly.
2
Paige and Tiffany wanted a hot dog and a hamburger, with hot sauce.
3
Typing and filing are fun for Carly.
4
Kristen, William, and Amy went on vacation to Bermuda.
5
Our cars and trucks are in Conor’s garage.
6
Megan N. Eagleson’s pets do not like people food.
7
Nathan Gadinski and I shopped in Allentown at the Lehigh Valley Mall.
8
Rebecca Gregoire and they found great earrings in a small outlet.
9
Mitchell Hornberger hunted in that valley near the cabin.
10
We, the members of the trio, asked Kaylee and Emily to join us.
PROPER NOUNS: A proper noun names a particular person, place,
thing, or idea. Generally speaking, a proper noun requires capitalization.
ACTIVITY: IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: Circle all proper nouns.
1
Joshua Karlonis and Cory Lindenmuth played splendidly.
2
Brent and Cory cut the lawns this morning.
3
Ms. Arrigo’s car worked well until I forgot to change the oil.
4
During the concert, we saw Sister Nina on stage.
5
Jessica Yeneskie wanted to attend a concert by the Jonas Brothers.
6
Coral wanted to see the big, bad wolf.
7
Mr. Atanavage didn’t like that show----Pretty Little Liars.
8
Brianna Elaine Boyer showed us the kennel.
9
Tyler and I ate Gummie Bears, Thunder Jets, Berry Bears, Turtle Pies, Junior
Juice, Mallow Cups and Pixie Sticks, but they ignored the deer jerky.
The prizes were won by Brianna Jean Dixon, Scott Wagner, and Lauren E.
Vickery.
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Annina and Leanne began looking for a suitable Hummer.
12
The Hutiras and Hubers like watching old movies on AMC.
13
Keanu and Erin really wanted to invest in the Ford Motor Company.
14
Mr. Bilder “texted” David Zienkiewicz as per the predetermined plan.
15
Jamie L. Wolfgang and Noah Willis liked eating fries at Knoebels.
ACTIVITY: COMMON VERSUS PROPER NOUNS
DIRECTIONS: Change each common noun to a proper noun. Good luck,
Carmen.
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car
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board game
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7
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school
nurse
dog
cow
monkey
movie
place
country
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ACTIVITY: COMMON VERSUS PROPER NOUNS
DIRECTIONS: Write five sentences, each of which should include at least two
proper nouns from the above exercise.
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MANIPULATION
DIRECTIONS: Change all nouns to pronouns. Use either the nominative or
objective cases. Nominative case pronouns follow: I, you, he, she, it, we, you,
they. Objective case pronouns involve these components: me, you, him, her,
it, us, you, them. Write complete constructions.
EXAMPLES:
We saw Jim and his mom.
We saw THEM.
His brother yelled at the referee.
He yelled at HIM/HER.
We were speaking about Cody and Noelle.
We were speaking about THEM.
1
Christopher Bilder and Carmen Contreras like the horse races.
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2
Matt Griffin and Kaileigh Henderson saw Tigger on Centre Street.
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3
Ms. Higgins wanted to work at May’s.
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4
When the summer was ended, Chase saw his buddies: Jess, Noah, Jarrad,
and Brock.
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5
Presley and Tianna saw Cody and Ryan near the fountain.
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6
The Mickatavage family shopped at the outlets in Reading.
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7
Alexandra and Felicia and Jess stopped at the greasy spoon restaurant.
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Dave, Ryan, and Carmen watched several comical programs.
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The best players are Ryan, Noah, Nina, and Rylee.
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Chase chased the rabbits from the house.
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COMPOUND NOUN: A compound noun consists of two or more
words. Its form may involve one word, two words, or a hyphenated
construction.
(1.5.8.F)
One word
bookcase
bridegroom
Separate words
Thomas Appleton
commander in chief
Hyphenated words
brother-in-law
half-moon
ACTIVITY: Use a dictionary to find at least five examples for each area.
One word
Separate words
Hyphenated words
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COLLECTIVE NOUN: A collective noun names a group of people,
animals or things---generally considered as a single unit.
(1.5.8.F)
ACTIVITY: View the following collective nouns and then use each in a
sentence. Be sure that subject-predicate agree in number.
EXAMPLES:
The crew IS happy with the winnings.
Our class COMPLAINS about too much work.
The jury WORKS together on all the proposals.
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crew _______________________________________________
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class_______________________________________________
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orchestra____________________________________________
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chorus______________________________________________
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committee___________________________________________
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family______________________________________________
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flock_______________________________________________
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herd________________________________________________
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fleet________________________________________________
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jury________________________________________________
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS: A singular noun
names one person, place, thing, or idea. A plural noun names more than one
person, place, thing, or idea. (1.5.8.F)
RULES:
For most plural forms, add “s.”
*My dogs are not happy with that pen.
*His brothers speak in hushed tones.
*Can you help me with my houses?
For plural forms that end in “x,” “sh,” or “z,” add
“es.”
*Those foxes found food in the meadow.
*The bushes are beginning to die.
*Our quizzes were not scored.
For some plural nouns that end in “o,” preceded by a
consonant, add “es.”
*Our echoes annoyed the crowd.
*The heroes moved away to Shamokin.
For nouns ending in “y,” preceded by a consonant,
add “es.”
*The flies aren’t biting us today.
*She discussed several types of skies.
*Our histories are varied.
ACTIVITY: Cite the plural form of each noun.
SINGULAR FORM
PLURAL FORM
ax
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belief
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Brady
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bunch
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bush
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clay
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echo
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guy
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Harry
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history
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Kennedy
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leaf
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life
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mess
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monkey
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month
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potato
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Ron
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rope
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safe
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Selena
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solo
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soprano
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tax
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tornado
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valley
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veto
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IRREGULAR FORMS OF PLURALS:
Rules:
Some plurals have irregular spelling
changes.
*The children loved writing essays.
*I have two left feet.
*Mice invaded our pantry.
Some nouns have the same singular
and plural forms.
*The deer like to hang out at Walmart.
*Our sheep sing lovely melodies.
*The grapefruit appear spoiled.
Some nouns are used only in the plural
form.
*My clothes are not trendy.
*The scissors suit me fine.
*Her pants have a hole near the bottom.
Some nouns end in “s” but have a
singular meaning.
*Physics is a subject that baffles me.
*Measles is a disease I would like to avoid.
*The news devastated Pongo and Perdita.
Some nouns become plural as per the
original language.
*The mathematical analyses stun us.
*The collegiate alumni speak well of us.
Compound nouns usually form the plural
by adding “s” to the most important word.
*Her sisters-in-law shop at Boscov’s.
*Commanders in chief carry considerable
pressure.
Letters, numbers, and symbols are made
plural by adding an apostrophe and an
“s.”
*We dotted our i’s and crossed our t’s.
*She received many A’s and B’s.
ACTIVITY: Cite the plural form of each noun. Some may already be in plural
form.
SINGULAR FORM
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analysis
PLURAL FORM
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basis
bookcase
briefcase
bucketful
clothes
crisis
cupful
deer
German measles
goose
grapefruit
lady's slipper
maid of honor
mouse
odds
patch
physics
salmon
series
sister-in-law
stimulus
story
tablespoon
torpedo
trophy
trout
turkey
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POSSESSIVE NOUNS: A possessive noun shows ownership.
(1.5.8.F)
RULES:
RULES:
For a single noun, add an apostrophe and then “s.”
*Jim’s work
*Thomas’s car
*Ratz’s money
For most plural nouns, simply add an apostrophe.
*the kids’ work
*the schools’ newspapers
*the computers’ files
Add an apostrophe and then an “s” to several
irregular forms.
*children’s money
*geese’s eggs
*men’s room
*Add an apostrophe and an “s” to the end of the
compound noun.
*my sister-in-law’s father
*my sisters-in-law’s income tax statements
ACTIVITY: CHART
DIRECTIONS: Complete the chart, as per the singular possessive, plural, and
plural possessive forms.
Singular
dog
Singular P.
dog’s
Plural
dogs
Plural Possessive
dogs’
children
child’s
children
children’s
alumnus
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attorney
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author
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baby
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bass
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Bernstein
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bird
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Brock
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Caroline
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cat
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Chong
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Chris
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editor
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father-in-law __________________________________________________
finch
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firefighter
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fly
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gentleman
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great- aunt
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hostess
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Iris
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librarian
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mouse
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O'Malley
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Paco
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Penny
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Ross
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studio
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teacher
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Thomas
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Tim
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Victoria
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whale
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ACTIVITY: APPLICATION
DIRECTIONS: On a separate sheet, write a five-sentence paragraph.
Use the singular possessive and plural possessive forms at least twice.
Double space!
APPOSITIVE: An appositive is a
noun or noun phrase that identifies,
describes, or renames the noun that precedes
it.
APPOSITIVE:
EXAMPLES:
1
We met our cousins at a greasy spoon restaurant.
The name of that restaurant was Morrie’s.
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2
I can’t wait to attend that celebration.
That party will be held to honor our ethnic heritage.
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3
Your choice for a dinner entrée annoys the chef.
That chef is a real perfectionist.
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4
Your brother really likes pig wrestling.
He is a real outdoorsy person.
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5
I worked at a great store what had designer's clothes.
That great store that I worked at was Pigman's
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ACTIVITY: IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: Circle the appositive and draw an arrow to the word it
modifies.
1
My sister, a member of the nerd herd, invested in pocket protectors.
2
The choice was vetoed by our leader, Mrs. Dogface.
3
I cut with a pair of scissors, a dull kiddie pair.
4
We attended the reunion at a local park, Knoebels.
5
I ate a real treat, a piece of steak accompanied by a lobster tail.
6
My cousin, a graduate of Harvard, can’t spell well.
7
Tom’s mom, Mrs. Tim, spoke at many of the training sessions.
8
I attended one of the sessions, a pathetically disorganized one.
9
Dora and Boots, my favorite characters, always cheer me up.
10
Diego and Boots bought a new car, a Chevy.
APPOSITIVES: EXERCISE
DIRECTIONS: Join each pair together via an appositive phrase. Generally
speaking, when an appositive appears in the middle of a sentence, a comma
precedes and follows the appositive. When an appositive appears at the end
of a sentence, a comma precedes it.
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I fell into a real trap.
That trap was sleeping during the day.
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2
When your leader wants to leave he may.
That leader is a confirmed coward.
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3
My sled became rusty very quickly.
That sled is the best Lightning Flyer ever created.
4
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I can’t wait to meet Beast-Lee, Ugg-Lee, and Home-Lee.
They are the sisters of Frantic-Lee.
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Ghast-Lee met her new boss.
She is the eldest of the Lee sisters.
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I didn’t make it to the Bloomsburg Fair.
I am the king of fair-goers.
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I love running in the rain.
It's my favorite thing to do.
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We watched our favorite show.
That show was Cheetah Girls Rock.
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I wanted a screamer.
That's a burger with very hot sauce.
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Ms. Stayathome likes playing powder puff football.
She is the king of the cool cats.
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APPOSITIVE: DRAWING A PICTURE
DIRECTIONS: On a sheet of unlined paper, write a sentence that contains an
appositive which refers to your favorite band. The sentence should be at
least 1.5 inches high. Draw the concept via an illustration of at least five
inches by five inches. Color the illustration.
APPOSITIVE: EXERCISE
DIRECTIONS: Create five sentences—each with an appositive that also serves
as a gerund/gerund phrase.
EXAMPLES:
My sister loves that sport, RUNNING IN THE RAIN.
Our cousins discovered a new hobby, RAISING PIGS.
Your simple task, BREATHING, may require much work.
Those kids have encountered new entertainment, EATING
SNOT.
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Cut and Paste: Appositives
DIRECTIONS: Cut out the sentence stems and appositives. Attach the
appositives to the sentence stems. Be sure to add appropriate punctuation.
Each response must make sense. Good luck!
We met the man from Berwick
The best coffee sat on warehouse shelves
His wife studied in Paris at a respected university.
The mower I bought was the best on the market.
Her daughter won the first prize.
My choice for the presidency is Tim.
The road was blocked by the striking workers.
Tim bought a copy of a local paper.
a Republican
several boxes of Trix cereal
a true intellectual
a French roast with spunk
our foreman
an interstate
a Kubota
my brother
The Press Enterprise
ACTIVITY: CUT AND PASTE---POSSESSIVE FORMS
DIRECTIONS: Cut out and then paste appropriate possessive
forms as needed.
Elliot __________ mother used to work in the laboratory.
The _________ tools lay on their benches.
A ___________ composition was found near Turkey Hill.
My ____________ money was stolen from his wallet.
Our ________ computers were abandoned by their husbands.
The _________ copyright notice was well received by her boss.
The __________ eligibility forms sat on the principal’s desk.
Our ________ first editions lay near their boss’s delivery van.
I got along well with my _________ first husband.
sister’s
sisters’
sisters
paperboy’s
paperboys’
paperboys
editors’
editor’s
brothers’
brother’s
brother
athletes’
athlete’s
mechanics’
mechanic’s
boys
boys’
boy’s
Phillips'
Davis's
ACTIVITY: CUT AND PASTE-------GERUNDS
DIRECTIONS: Cut out gerunds/gerund phrases and paste them into appropriate spots. You
may need to change punctuation and capitalization. Several options may be possible. Good
luck to all of you, especially Paul Dittman.
The discussion evolved into ____________.
_____________ really starts my day off nicely.
We, the members of the club, found _________ to be fun.
Cullen Dixon resorted to ___________ the players during the
match.
_____________ for a fire bored my buddies who preferred
_________.
Kelsey Fetterolf and Carly Gregas like _________.
_____________bores me quite a bit.
_____________ did not impress Simon, the judge.
When he started __________, the teacher glared at him.
____________ may never be possible.
Reading books about adventures in Shamokin
Whispering
Bawling
Dancing and reading
Creating a flavorful diet soda
Making S’mores.
Living in Frackville
Faking out
Singing in the shower
Gathering wood
Screaming and complaining