ENG 10 Grammar Unit 16 Review: Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs

Exercise 1: Identifying Noun Types

Identify the underlined noun.

1. Alcatraz Island reflects various aspects of the history of California.

• Singular, Concrete, Compound, Common

• Singular, Abstract, Compound, Common

• Singular, Concrete, Compound, Proper

• Singular, Concrete, Common

Exercise 1: Identifying Noun Types

Identify the underlined noun.

2. Alcatraz Island reflects various aspects of the history of California.

• Singular, Concrete, Common

• Plural, Concrete, Common

• Plural, Abstract, Common

• Singular, Abstract, Common

Exercise 1: Identifying Noun Types

Identify the underlined noun.

3. Gold was found near a sawmill outside Sacramento.

• Singular, Concrete, Common

• Plural, Concrete, Common

• Collective, Concrete, Common

• Singular, Abstract, Common

Exercise 1: Identifying Noun Types

Identify the underlined noun.

4. Gold was found near a sawmill outside Sacramento.

• Singular, Concrete, Common

• Singular, Abstract, Compound, Common

• Singular, Concrete, Compound, Common

• Singular, Concrete, Compound, Proper

Exercise 1: Identifying Noun Types

Identify the underlined noun.

5. Gold was found near a sawmill outside Sacramento.

• Singular, Concrete, Common

• Plural, Concrete, Proper

• Singular, Abstract, Common

• Singular, Concrete, Proper

Exercise 2: Recognizing Antecedents

Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

6. A Spanish novel written a long time ago describes a fictional place called California. That may be the source of California's name.

• Spanish

• California

• novel

• source

Exercise 2: Recognizing Antecedents

Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

7. The variety of climates in the state result from its size and location.

• state

• variety

• climates

• location

Exercise 2: Recognizing Antecedents

Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

8. William Randolf Hurst, who was a journalist and publisher, lived in a lavish castle that he called San Simeon.

• journalist

• publisher

• castle

• William Randolf Hurst

Exercise 2: Recognizing Antecedents

Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

9. William Randolf Hurst, who was a journalist and publisher, lived in a lavish castle that he called San Simeon.

• journalist

• San Simeon

• castle

• William Randolf Hurst

Exercise 2: Recognizing Antecedents

Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

10. William Randolf Hurst, who was a journalist and publisher, lived in a lavish castle that he called San Simeon.

• journalist

• San Simeon

• castle

• William Randolf Hurst