Appositive noun and Answer

Appositives

*An appositive is a noun that follows and explains another noun.

            My sister, Sarah, is a very good dancer.

*An appositive phrase is a group of words that describes a noun.

            Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is one of the busiest cities in the world.

 

A.Complete these sentences with appropriate appositives.

1.     My cousin, Okita, bought me chocolate.

2.    My friend, Toma, has two dogs and a cat.

3.    Master Preecha, our English teacher has asked us to write an essay.

4.    My cat, Silvio, loves to sleep in the armchair.

5.    Greece, the country in Europe, attrats many tourists.

 

B. Underline the appositive phrases in these sentences.

1.     Mr.Jones, our neighbor, bought a new car.

2.    Beethoven, a famous musician, was completely deaf.

3.    Venus, the closest planet to Earth, is also the hottest planet in the Solar System.

4.    Coffee, a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, is very popular all over the world.

5.    Tibet, a country in the Himalayas, is the highest region on Earth

6.    Papaya, a fruit that grows only in tropical countries, is very rich in iron.

Possessive noun with answer

Possessive Nouns

*A possessive noun form of a noun shows ownership.

*A singular noun is changed into the possessive form by adding an apostrophe (‘) and –s.

            Teacher’s desk

*A plural noun that ends with –s or –es can be changed into the possessive form by adding an apostrophe.

            Trees’ trunks

*Plural nouns that do not end in –s or –es  can be changed into the possessive form by adding an apostrophe and –s.

            Childrens’ park

 

Complete these sentences using the possessive form of the word given in brackets.

1.     My father got a phone call from my aunt’s house.

2.    Anna’s parents are away on vacation.

3.    Tom’s pets are very cute.

4.    Please buy some vegetables from the greengrocer’s store.

5.    It is dangerous to be enter a lion’s den.

6.    Enid Blyton’s stories are delightful to read.

7.    A nightingale’s call is very melodious.

8.    The soldiers’ guns were neatly arranged in a raw.

9.    Excuse me, could you help me find a store that sells men’s shoes?

10.  My sisters’ name are Amy and Bella.

Answer Subject and predicate

A. Circle the complete subject and underline the complete predicate in each sentence.

Red = Subject

1.     John and I went  for a walk in the evening.

2.    This is where I come to buy groceries.

3.    Hundreds of people visit the museum every week.

4.    The moon is the earth’s natural satellite.

5.    Mrs.Bank took her nephew to the zoo yesterday.

6.    The liver is the largest internal organ in the body.

7.    All the students were eagerly waiting for the art class.

8.    Our dog Peppy is very playful.

9.    Video games and online games are very popular with adults and children alike.

10.  Birds that live in cold places migrate to warmer regions in winter.

11.  Almost everyone agreed with each other.

12.  The cruel king was hated by all his subjects.

13.  The entire town was destroyed by the earthquake.

14.  The newly-wed couple bought a house in the city.

15.  A loud noise wake me up in the middle of the night.

16.  Mother and father along with my brother have gone out.

17.  How the people crowd the station!

18.  Can you tell me the name of that girl?

19.  Take this message to the central office.

20. Where did you find those antique vases?

 

B. Complete the sentences by adding suitable predicates.

1.     All the participants are very angry of the party’s foods.

2.    How many films that we use to watch every week?

3.    The people of the city are very selfish.

4.    The young doctor in our hospital tell the patient to wait in his room.

5.    The neighbour’s children bring football to play with us.

6.    The woman in black dress is drinking too much of wine.

7.    That song on the radio is the popular song for this week.

 

Subject and Predicate

Subject and Predicate

*Every sentence can be divided into two parts-a subject and a predicate.

*The complete subject includes words that tell us what the sentence is about.

            We were listening to music.

*The complete predicate includes all the words that describe the action or situation of the subject.

            We were listening to music.

Singular and plural

Singular and Plural Nouns

This table shows how to change Singular nouns into Plural nouns

Type of Noun	Plural Form	Examples
Most nouns	By adding -s to  the word	Hen-hen,tree-trees,bag-dags
Nouns ending in a consonant and-y	By replacing –y with –I and adding –es to the word	Butterfly – butterflirs, army – armies baby - badies
Nouns ending in a vowel and -y	By adding –s to the word	Monkey – monkey, day – days,toy - toys
Nouns ending in -o	By adding –s or -es	Video-
Nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -x,-s,-ss	By adding -es	Box – boxes, brush – brushes, stitch-stitches
Nouns ending in –f or -fe	By changing the –f or –fe to –v and adding -es	Calf –calves, wof\lf – wolves, hoof - hooves
Compound nouns	By adding –s to the main word	Brother –in-law-brothers-in-law
Irregular nouns	No particular rule to change into plural form	Goose –geese, child – children,mouse-mice,man-men
Same form for singular and plural	No change to the word	Deer – deer dison -bison

Answer pg.101

A.  Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in each sentence.

1.     Tom , Would you like to come to the picnic tomorrow

2.     Paris is the capital city of France

3.    Gold and silver are used to make jewels.

4.    My parents are from Chicago

5.    The Nile is the longest river in the world.

6.    The road is covered with snow.

7.    Harry Potter is the name of a famous wizard

8.    Central Park has many beautiful trees and statues

9.     My Friends love to play football in the summer.

10.  Tim and Judy won the dance contest this year.

 

 

B.  Write a common noun to match each proper noun

1.     New York city

2.    Christmas Festival

3.    Australia county

4.    Nile river

5.    Cinderella cartoon

6.    Atlantic ocean

 

Common Nouns

Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

*A  common noun is a general name for a class of objects , people or places

Teacher , cup , park , kitten , country

*A peoper noun is name of a specific person, place or thing. A proper noum always brgins with a capital letter.

George Smith, Boston, Disney World