Nouns (categories and functions)

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a collective noun?

Accepted Answer

gymnasium

Question 2

In the sentence "That snake is a cobra!" cobra is a(n)...

Accepted Answer

predicate noun

Question 3

Which of the following is a common noun?

Accepted Answer

pencil, president

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. What is the sentence's subject?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

My mom and dad can imagine me going to college. What is the subject of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

both mom and dad

Question 6

Which of the following is a proper noun?

Accepted Answer

New England, Transitional Freshman English, Kathy

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a compound noun?

Accepted Answer

wilderness

Question 8

In the Sherlock Holmes stories, Watson narrates the tales. What is the sentence's subject?

Accepted Answer

Watson

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a collective noun?

Accepted Answer

player

Question 10

A noun that refers to multiple things, even in its singular form, is a ______________ noun.

Accepted Answer

collective

Question 11

Which of the following IS an abstract noun?

Accepted Answer

thought

Question 12

Which of the following is a concrete noun?

Accepted Answer

leaf

Question 13

Listen closely to what your mother has to say! What is the subject of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

you

Question 14

What is a noun?

Accepted Answer

a person, place, thing, or idea

Question 15

Don't questions make subject identification harder? What is the subject in the sentence?

Accepted Answer

questions

Question 16

Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. Which is an object of a preposition?

Accepted Answer

Independence

Question 17

In the sentence "My favorite class has got to be gym," gym is a(n)...

Accepted Answer

predicate noun

Question 18

The person, place, or thing doing the action is the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

subject

Question 19

The thirsty man wanted water. Which of the following answers the question, "Wanted what?"

Accepted Answer

direct object

Question 20

Jim won Sally a stuffed panda at the fair. What is the direct object in the sentence?

Accepted Answer

panda

Question 21

In the sentence "Today, the baby said a full sentence," sentence is a(n)...

Accepted Answer

direct object

Question 22

The noun at the end of a prepositional phrase is called the ______________________ .

Accepted Answer

object of the preposition

Question 23

On Halloween, Tracy bobbed for apples. Which question is answered by the sentence's subject?

Accepted Answer

Who bobbed?

Question 24

Between us, we have enough for one bag of popcorn. There are ____ prep phrases in the sentence.

Accepted Answer

3

Question 25

Don't jump to conclusions about people too quickly. What is the subject?

Accepted Answer

you

Question 26

Maria's aunt gave Joe a kiss on the cheek. Which of the following is NOT acting as a noun?

Accepted Answer

Maria's

Question 27

On Halloween, I got a bag of candy for my brother. Which is NOT an object of a preposition?

Accepted Answer

bag

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT an abstract noun?

Accepted Answer

slowly, truck

Question 29

Aunt Ellen always gives her children good advice. What is the subject of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Aunt Ellen

Nouns (categories and functions)

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Nouns (categories and functions)

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