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DUEDATE________________________
GrammarPractice1.1
Instructions:UNDERLINEthenounsinthefollowingsentencesandwriteaPorC
aboveeachonetoidentifyitascommonorproper.
1.Mrs.Millstoldtheofficeratthepostofficetoweighthepackage.
2.TheprincipalattheschoolheldEricafterthebell.
3.Sheepandhorseseatgrassshorterthancattle.
4.TheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitutionareimportanttoAmericans.
5.Warisaterriblethingthatallnationsshouldworktostop.
ExplainwhyeachofthefollowingwordsISorISNOTanounusingcomplete
sentences.
6.Colorful
7.Pyramids
8.Love
9.Sing
10.Popcorn
UNDERLINEthepronounsineachsentenceanddrawalinetoconnecteachone
toitsantecedent.
11.Heranafterhisdad.
12.Jenniewantedherdollforbedtime.
13.Therabbithoppedintoitshole.
14.Theywillhelpyouwithyourworkthemselves.
15.Theteachergaveushomeworkeveryday,andshemadeourlivesmiserable.
UNDERLINEeachpossessivepronouninthefollowingsentences.
16.Thenewcarishis.
17.Yourswillbeheretomorrow.
18.Iliketheirsbest.
19.Shouldwegoforarideinhisorhers.
NAME____________________________CLASSPERIOD_______
DUEDATE________________________
UnderlineeachintensiveandreflexivepronounandwriteanIorRontheblankto
identifythepronounasintensiveorreflexive.
20.Theboycuthimselfonthebrokenglass._______
21.Themanhimselfwrestledthealligator._______
22.Jeanneherselfgaveusthegift._______
23.Theythemselveshadplayeduntildark._______
24.Ishouldunderstandmyselfbetter._______
25.Annboughtherselftwonewhamsters._______
26.Theycan'thelpthemselves._______
27.Weourselveswenttothemovie._______
Writetheunderlinedsingularnounontheblankandaddtheappropriates
and/orapostrophetomakethatnounpossessive.
28.Theboybikeisinthebackyard._________________
29.Jamescarwasintheaccidentyesterday._________________
30.Mr.Jonestalkwasthebestyet._________________
31.Whathappenedtothathorseleg?_________________
32.Thatwomanumbrellaisblowingawayinthewind._________________
Writetheunderlinedpluralnounontheblankandaddtheappropriatesand//or
apostrophetomakethatnounpossessive.
33.Thesewomenhatsaresoldinthisstore._________________
34.Thechildrenpartywasagreatsuccess._________________
35.Themicetrackswereeverywhereinthedust._________________
36.Wefollowedthetwodeertracksinthesnow._________________
37.Thegeeseflightwassmoothandgraceful._________________
Writeasentenceusing3compoundnouns(3points).Underlineeachone.
Useapossessivepronoun,reflexivepronoun,propernoun,pluralnoun,and
pluralpossessivenouncorrectlyin14sentences.(2pointseach=10points)
Underlineandidentifyeachonebylabelingit.