CHAPTER 1.1 NOUNS - PRACTICE 1

What is a noun?

• It tells you what a person, animal, or thing does.

• It names a person, animal, place, or thing.

• It tells about a person, animal, place, or thing.

• It tells you more about a verb. It tells you how, when, or where.

____ names a general type of person, animal, place, or thing.

It starts with a lowercase letter, unless it is the first word in a sentence.

• a common noun

  (danh từ chung)

• a proper noun

  (danh từ riêng)

Which is the proper noun in the following sentence:

Return the books on Friday.

• books

• Friday

Which is the common noun in the following sentence:

Our grandmother lives in Greenwood.

• grandmother

• Greenwood

Which is the common noun in the following sentence:

My little sister goes to Rockport Elementary School.

• sister

• Rockport Elementary School

Which is the proper noun in the following sentence:

His aunt grew up in America.

• aunt

• America

Which is the common noun in the following sentence:

Our new puppy will be named Ruby.

• puppy

• Ruby

Singular means ___

• one

• more than one

Plural means ___

• one

• more than one

______ means one.

• Singular

• Plural