7th ELA Conventions

Which of the following is an example of a common noun?

• Walmart

• dog
• Whitwell

• Susan

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

• apple
• car
• happiness
• New York

What is an adverb?

• An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
• A type of conjunction used to connect clauses.
• A word that only modifies nouns.
• A noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

• fastly
• quick
• quickly
• speedy

What are coordinate adjectives?

• Adjectives that only modify nouns in a specific order.
• Adjectives that cannot be separated by 'and' or a comma.
• Adjectives that describe actions rather than nouns.
• Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that modify a noun equally and can be separated by 'and' or a comma.

What are cumulative adjectives?

• Cumulative adjectives are always used in pairs.
• Cumulative adjectives require a conjunction to connect them.
• Cumulative adjectives are adjectives that describe actions.
• two or more adjectives that describe the same noun, where the order of the adjectives matters and they cannot be separated by a comma or "and". 

Which of the following sentences contains an example of coordinate adjectives?

• The man walked in tall and dark.
• The man was very tall.

• The tall, dark man walked in.
• The tall man walked in quickly.

Which of the following sentences contains an example of cumulative adjectives?

• The puppy has big, sad eyes.

• The bunny is cute and cuddly.

• The soft, fluffy blanket is my favorite.

• Her light blue sweater fit perfectly.

Which of the following is a possessive noun?

• Mrs. Malsy

• Abby

• Hendrix's

• schools

Which of the following is a plural noun?

• students

• Heather

• Destiny

• dog