Unit 2, Nouns 73Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
GrammarExercise 3 Write prop. above each proper noun and com. above each common noun.
Draw a line under each possessive noun.
prop.Neil plays soccer with David and Justin.com. prop. prop.- Allen and Margaret live on Kenmore Street.prop. prop. prop.
- The buttercom.flies’wings are orange.com.
- The hospital is on the other side of town.com. com. com.
- Mom wants to use the telephone.prop. com.
- I’ll meet you at the doctorcom.’soffice.com.
- Officer D’Amico is giving a talk on safety today.prop. com. com.
- It was too noisy to hear the singers’com. voices.com.
- The drivercom.’sjacket is on the chair.com. com.
- Can you see the cars’com.headlights?com.
- Kerprop.ry’scom.aunt sent her a box of chocolates.com. com.
Exercise 4 Complete each sentence by writing the plural form of the noun in
parentheses.
The^72 girls took medicine for their allergies. (girl)- I like everything in my salad except [ tomatoes. (tomato)
- Oil [ paints dry more slowly than other paints. (paint)
- Please get a book from the library about the [ lives of people in early Rome. (life)
- The music department has three grand [ pianos. (piano)
- Their tool [ benches were covered with wood shavings. (bench)
- Jason and his sister rode [ donkeys into the Grand Canyon. (donkey)
- She applied for a few [ jojobs last week. (job)
- How many [ classes are on your schedule? (class)
- Part of her salary will go toward state [ taxes. (tax)
- There aren’t enough [ dictionaries to go around. (dictionary)