Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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When attempting to make the noun “cows” show possession you add (‘)
because a. | “cows”
is a plural noun already ending in s. | b. | “cows is a singular noun already ending in
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C.8
“Charlie has a jacket that is blue.”
Another way to write this sentence showing possession of the jacket by
Charlie is a. | Charlies jacket
is blue. | c. | Charlies’
jacket is blue. | b. | Charlie’s jacket is blue. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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C.8
“The noisy drum belonged to the kids.”
Another way to write this sentence showing possession of the drum by
the kids is a. | The kids’
drum was noisy. | c. | The kids drum
was noisy. | b. | The kid’s drum was noisy. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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C.8
“Here is the ice cream that you ordered.”
What is the noun(s) and what type of noun(s) is it? a. | ice cream,
common, concrete | d. | you, proper,
abstract | b. | you, common, abstract | e. | Both C and D | c. | ice cream,
proper, concrete | | | | |
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C.8
“All that I need is a movie and popcorn to be happy.”
What is the noun(s) and what type of noun(s) is
it? a. | movie, common,
concrete | d. | All of the
above | b. | happy, common, abstract | e. | None of the above | c. | popcorn, common,
concrete | | | | |
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C.8
“Jack, an officer, went to Afghanistan.”
“An officer” is an a. | appositive. | d. | appositive
phrase. | b. | collective noun. | e. | None of the above | c. | plural
noun. | | | | |
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C.8
“Our Dachshund, Foster, is not very fun to play with.”
What is the appositive in the sentence? a. | Dachshund | d. | Both A and
B | b. | fun | e. | All of the
above | c. | Foster | | | | |
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C.8
“The crowd cheered as the goalie blocked the ball.”
How do you know that “goalie” has a plural
meaning? a. | Because it
refers to the crowd as a whole | c. | It does not have
a plural meaning. | b. | Because it refers to the individuals of the
crowd | | | | |
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C.8
The proper plural form of “nightgown” is a. | nightsgown. | c. | nights-gowns. | b. | nightgowns. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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The proper plural form of “renter” is a. | rentser. | c. | renters. | b. | rentsers. | d. | “Renter” is not a compound noun. | | | | |
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