Collective/possessive Nouns Quiz

(1) The leaves fell from the trees on the ground. (2) My family worked together to rake them. (3) My father suggested that we work harder.

(4) Then a noise like thunder filled the air around us. (5) A herd of bison ran across the plains in the distance. (6) Brown clouds of dust rose up like smoke behind them. (7) The bison stopped when they reached the river’s edge.

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Which word in sentence 2 is a collective noun?

• my

• whole

• family

• them

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CCSS.L.2.1A

(1) The leaves fell from the trees on the ground. (2) My family worked together to rake them. (3) My father suggested that we work harder.

(4) Then a noise like thunder filled the air around us. (5) A herd of bison ran across the plains in the distance. (6) Brown clouds of dust rose up like smoke behind them. (7) The bison stopped when they reached the river’s edge.

Which other sentence contains a collective noun?

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

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CCSS.L.2.1A

(1) My uncle visits zoo around the country. (2) He loves to see animals and their babies. (3) He once saw an elk and her two new calf. (4) Our local zoo features two timber wolves. (5) They also have four moose in a fenced area. (6) Yesterday I took some photo of all the goose in the park. (7) My uncle and I enjoy learning about the lives of animals.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?

• Change uncle to uncles

• Change zoo to zoos

• Change country to countries

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

(1) My uncle visits zoo around the country. (2) He loves to see animals and their babies. (3) He once saw an elk and her two new calf. (4) Our local zoo features two timber wolves. (5) They also have four moose in a fenced area. (6) Yesterday I took some photo of all the goose in the park. (7) My uncle and I enjoy learning about the lives of animals.

What is the correct way to write sentence 3?

• He once saw an elk and her two new calfs.

• He once saw an elks and her two new calf.

• He once saw an elk and her two new calves.

• He once saw an elks and her two new calfs.

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.2.4D

CCSS.L.3.1B

(1) My uncle visits zoo around the country. (2) He loves to see animals and their babies. (3) He once saw an elk and her two new calf. (4) Our local zoo features two timber wolves. (5) They also have four moose in a fenced area. (6) Yesterday I took some photo of all the goose in the park. (7) My uncle and I enjoy learning about the lives of animals.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 5?

• Change moose to mooses

• Change fenced to fences

• Change area to areas

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

(1) My uncle visits zoo around the country. (2) He loves to see animals and their babies. (3) He once saw an elk and her two new calf. (4) Our local zoo features two timber wolves. (5) They also have four moose in a fenced area. (6) Yesterday I took some photo of all the goose in the park. (7) My uncle and I enjoy learning about the lives of animals.

What is the correct way to write sentence 6?

• Yesterday I took some photos of all the geese in the park.

• Yesterday I took some photos of all the goose in the park.

• Yesterday I took some photos of all the gooses in the park.

• Yesterday I took some photo of all the geese in the park.

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

(1) We have one week’s passes to the state fair. (2) One pass’s corner was torn by accident. (3) I can’t make out the passes’ expiration dates. (4) I doubt the passes are good for more than two weeks.

(5) Our school library owns three large atlases. (6) One atlas contains mostly photographs. (7) That atlas’s cover shows Earth from outer space. (8) The other atlases’ covers are maps of the world.

Which sentence in paragraph 1 has a plural possessive noun?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

(1) We have one week’s passes to the state fair. (2) One pass’s corner was torn by accident. (3) I can’t make out the passes’ expiration dates. (4) I doubt the passes are good for more than two weeks.

(5) Our school library owns three large atlases. (6) One atlas contains mostly photographs. (7) That atlas’s cover shows Earth from outer space. (8) The other atlases’ covers are maps of the world.

Which sentence in paragraph 2 has a singular possessive noun?

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

• Sentence 8

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

(1) I am researching my familys history for my homework. (2) First, I borrowed my grandparents’ photo albums. (3) Next, I sent e-mails to my three cousins’ addresses. (4) Dad let me read parts of his father’s journal. (5) He also told me some of Uncle Gus travel stories. (6) Mom had postcards from Grandma’s home country. (7) With both my parents help, I created an amazing report. (8) I can’t wait to hear all the other families stories!

What change, if any, should be made to the word "familys" in sentence 1?

• Change "familys" to "family's"

• Change "familys" to "families"

• Change "familys" to "families'"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

(1) I am researching my familys history for my homework. (2) First, I borrowed my grandparents’ photo albums. (3) Next, I sent e-mails to my three cousins’ addresses. (4) Dad let me read parts of his father’s journal. (5) He also told me some of Uncle Gus travel stories. (6) Mom had postcards from Grandma’s home country. (7) With both my parents help, I created an amazing report. (8) I can’t wait to hear all the other families stories!

What correction should be made to the word "cousins'" in sentence 3?

• Change "cousins'" to "cousin's"

• Change "cousins'" to "cousins’s"

• Change "cousins'" to "cousins"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D