UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHA.

Facultad de Ingeniería
ENGINEERING SCHOOL

PREPARACION PARA LA
CERTIFICACION DEL
IDIOMA
-IN701-
TEACHER: FLORES TREVIZO MIRIAM

HOMEWORK 1
- Jan 24th to 30th - Practice with Nouns

GROUP: 5AE2

Student:

AYALA PÉREZ FERNANDO – 343533

Contents
Section 2 ......................................................................................... 3
Exercise S1 Identifying count and noncount nouns .................................. 7
Exercise S2 Reviewing plural and singular forms ...................................... 7
Exercise S3 Locating and checking plurals and singulars ....................... 8
Exercise S4 Checking noun forms ..................................................................... 9
Exercise S5 Checking nouns ...................................................................... 10
 Section 2
Structure
The Structure Section of the Computer-Based TOEFL® Test measures your
ability to understand the structures of standard written English. This section
consists of two kinds of questions.

Complete the Sentence

In complete-the-sentence questions, you must decide which of the four choices
best completes the sentence. Although all four answers may be grammatically
correct when read by themselves, only one is grammatically correct in the context
of the sentence. Therefore, you should spend your time analyzing the type of
structure needed to make a grammatically correct sentence. When you have
chosen an answer, click on the oval next to the answer of your choice. After you
choose your answer, you must click on the Next icon. You are given the
opportunity to check your answer and then click on the Answer Confirm icon. You
must confirm your answer in order to go on to the next item.

Identify the Error

In identify-the-error questions, each sentence has four underlined words or
phrases. One of the underlined choices contains an error or omission. The error
is always one of the underlined words or phrases. Therefore, you should spend
your time analyzing parts of the sentence. You must decide which one is
incorrect and click on your choice, The word or phrase you click on will darken.
You do not need to correct the error, so after you choose your answer, click on
the Next icon. You are given the opportunity to check your answer and then click
on the Answer Confirm icon. You must confirm your answer in order to go on to
the next item.
 Exercise S1 Identifying count and noncount nouns
Write “C” if the underlined noun is a count noun, and “‘N” if it is a
noncount noun.
Examples N I studied mathematics with Professor Crane, C We
caught three fish for dinner.
You should write “N” in the first blank because “mathematics” is a
noncount noun. You should write “C” in the second blank
because “fish” is a count noun in this sentence.
1. N Rayon can be mixed with cotton to strengthen the fabric.
2. N The glass in the window was cracked.
3. C Forty children were involved in the language-development
study.
4. N The news concerning the student election was very positive.
5. C Thomas dropped a test tube on the classroom floor.
6. N The information gained from the experiment was significant.
7. C There was a hair on the microscope lens.
8. C Bananas and pineapples were once considered exotic fruits.

Exercise S2 Reviewing plural and singular forms

Examples
Singular Plural
foot feet
ox oxen

Singular Plural
1. person people
2. life lives
3. series series
4. tooth teeth
5. child children
6. Man men
7. sheep sheep
8. leaf leaves
9. mouse mice
10. goose geese
Exercise S3 Locating and checking plurals and singulars
Some of the following sentences contain a noun error, Circle the
incorrect nouns. Example Many traditional attitudes and
value seem to be disappearing
under the pressure of global media.
You should circle “value” because the word “many” indicates that
there is more than one value disappearing.
1. Ultrasound bounces sound wave off the internal structure of
the body.
2. Public lands in many parts of the West may be overgrazed as
cattle, sheep, and wildlives compete for forage.
3. A landslide at a mining site uncovered a brownish yellow stone
that yielded 650 gram of gold.
4. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saints, was born about 1600 in
Binondo to a Chinese father and a Tagalog mother.
5. America was discovered and inhabited thousands of years
before the Europeans arrived.
6. For two century, Madrid’s Plaza Mayor has served as the city’s
chief forum.
7. Putting radio collars on bears helps scientists to gather
important informations concerning the bears’ movements.
8. When a hive becomes overcrowded, a swarm of bees will
search for a new home.

Extended practice: Correct the nouns that you have

identified as incorrect

1. Ultrasound bounces sound waves off the internal structure of

the body.
2. Public lands in many parts of the West may be overgrazed as
cattle, sheep, and wildlife compete for forage.
3. A landslide at a mining site uncovered a brownish yellow stone
that yielded 650 grams of gold.
4. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, was born about 1600 in
Binondo to a Chinese father and a Tagalog mother.
5. It has no mistake.
6. For two centuries, Madrid’s Plaza Mayor has served as the
city’s chief forum.
7. Putting radio collars on bears helps scientists to gather
important information concerning the bears’ movements.
8. It has no mistake.
Exercise S4 Checking noun forms
Write the correct form of the underlined word, some underlined
words use the correct noun form.
Example Captain Scott was an exploration of the
Antarctic,
explorer
You should write “explorer” in the space because it is the noun form
that is wed for people (see item 5 on page 167 and item 3 on page
165).
1. The furnishings of George Washington's house provide an insight
into the social and domestic life on the estate.
It has no mistake.
2. A colonization was established in Jamestown in 1607.
A colony was established in Jamestown in 1607.

3. A disturb will cause a seal to move her pups.

A disturbance will cause a seal to move her pups.

4. The existence of methane in the atmosphere is what gives

Uranus its blue-green color.
It has no mistake.

5. A late spring freeze may kill all the new leaves on the trees.
It has no mistake.

6. The landing of the Allied troops at Normandy took place on June

6, 1944.
It has no mistake.

7. The important of children's play is reflected in their behavior.

The importance of children's play is reflected in their
behavior.

8. Inside a forest, the active is constant.

Inside a forest, the activity is constant.

9. The earliest arrive in Wyoming had to wade across the North

Platte River.
The earliest arrival in Wyoming had to wade across the North
Platte River.

10. When the Red Cross brings aid to victims in disaster areas, the
situate improves
When the Red Cross brings aid to victims in disaster areas,
the situation improves
Exercise S5 Checking nouns
Look at the underlined nouns in each sentence. Circle the noun
that is incorrect.
Example The art of calligraphy has been passed from one
generation to another generation over the
centuries.
You should circle “generations” because the word “another” is
used only with singular nouns (see item 2D on page 165).
1. A goal of the Young Politicians of Americans to provide
young citizen with the opportunity to participate in
government.
2. Many highly paid executives owe their success to motivated
rather than to brilliance.
3. Scientists have managed to clone that kind of protein
genes, but only as an exercise in basic research.
4. The most renowned of America’s metalworker, Samuel
Yellin, designed the ironwork for the New York Federal
Reserve Bank building.
5. The research project looked at the importance of childrens
as consumers of fashion.
6. Curious animals by nature, calf learn about their
environment by first sniffing objects and then licking them.
7. Although small-claims courts use very simplified
procedures, a person unfamiliar with law may need some
advices with a complicated case.
8. One series of grammar book that was used in the
experimental class was written by the students themselves.

Extended practice: Write the correct form of the nouns you have circled

1. A goal of the Young Politicians of Americans to provide

young citizens with the opportunity to participate in
government.
2. Many highly paid executives owe their success to motivation
rather than to brilliance.
3. Scientists have managed to clone that kind of protein gene,
but only as an exercise in basic research.
4. The most renowned of America’s metalworkers, Samuel
Yellin, designed the ironwork for the New York Federal
 Reserve Bank building.
5. The research project looked at the importance of children as
consumers of fashion.
6. Curious animals by nature, calves learn about their
environment by first sniffing objects and then licking them.
7. Although small-claims courts use very simplified
procedures, a person unfamiliar with law may need some
advice with a complicated case.
8. One series of grammar books that was used in the
experimental class was written by the students themselves.