Assignment Instructions

The following exercises are to be completed in one Word document

Study Session 1 Assignment

1. For each of the following sentences, list each noun in the sentence. For each noun, state (a) whether it is common or proper, (b) whether it is concrete or abstract, (c) whether it is singular or plural, and (d) whether or not it is collective. Example: Mr. Jones likes to sing old songs. Answer: Mr. Jonesproper, concrete, singular, not collective songscommon, concrete, plural, not collective a. Little girls in the orchard ate oranges. b. The main purpose of John was misunderstood by the students. c. His older brother could not find the house in the woods. d. The herd of cows meandered up the steep hill. e. Anger in the crowd grew to a very high level. f. Chicago is once again the best team this year. g. It is a crime to take the toys from the children.

2. Write the correct form of the noun asked for by each of the following. a. the plural form of leaf b. the possessive plural form of any concrete noun c. the singular possessive form of father d. the plural form of any collective noun e. the possessive plural form of woman f. the possessive singular form of any abstract noun g. the possessive plural form of church h. the plural form of ox i. the possessive singular form of any concrete noun j. the possessive singular form of any collective noun (choose a different noun here from the one you used in i.)

3. Write a 125-word paragraph in which you present an outdoor experience. Then underline each noun in your paragraph.

Study Session 2 Assignment

1. For each of the following sentences, list each pronoun you find in the sentence and indicate after each pronoun whether it is personal, possessive, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, or indefinite.

a. That was a very close call for them. b. The children themselves were the most scared. c. She is a woman who wants to succeed. d. Someone will surely come along to rescue us. e. Who will offer to move those packages? f. We know of one who can survive such an attack. g. Whenever you arrive, we will provide for your comfort. h. The mayor himself said he had a plan that could work. i. They know there was no substitute for that. j. Which of those stores that stock soup will you visit?

2. For each sentence below, write the pronoun(s) it contains and then write the antecedent of that pronoun. a. Sue tried to explain why she didnt phone. b. Dad himself will give the speech. c. David is a person who enjoys gardening. d. The players will give themselves a reward. e. The driver gave her version of the accident. f. Linda said that she would not confuse herself. g. There is the car that has leather seats. h. The ship had smoke coming from its bow. i. Have the boys brought their own food? j. The pilots described how their parachutes opened.

3. For each of the following, write a sentence that contains the type(s) of pronoun(s) called for: a. a personal pronoun in the first-person plural, nominative case (a single pronoun) b. a plural demonstrative pronoun c. a relative pronoun d. a plural reflexive pronoun e. an interrogative pronoun f. a personal pronoun in the third-person singular, possessive case (a single pronoun) g. an indefinite pronoun h. an intensive pronoun i. a relative pronoun and a reflexive pronoun j. an indefinite pronoun and a singular demonstrative pronoun