NAME____________________________CLASSPERIOD_______

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.