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Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives

Test Study Guide
PART 1: PARTS OF SPEECH
Directions: Indicate whether the underlined word is a noun, adjective, or pronoun. Use your notes to help
you and the tricks weve learned!
1. The brand new baseball field makes the old one look even worse. _________________________________
2. The brand new baseball field makes the old one look even worse. ________________________________
3. The swimmer jumped off of the board. ________________________________
4. The swimmer jumped off of the board. ________________________________
5. The program runs on this computer. ________________________________
6. The program runs on this computer. ________________________________
7. The football hit the ground and bounced right into his arms. ________________________________
8. Are you going to the football game? ________________________________
9. The book is much better than the movie. ________________________________
10. The book is much better than the movie. ________________________________
11. The movie star rode at the front of the parade. ________________________________
12. Well start painting that section next. ________________________________
13. That must be an interesting job. ________________________________
14. One of the trees still has all its leaves. ________________________________
15. The raccoon carried one baby at a time back to the nest. ________________________________
16. The next race is scheduled for Tuesday night. ________________________________
17. The next race is scheduled for Tuesday night. ________________________________
18. According to some surveys, Tuesday is the best day to get work done. ________________________________
19. According to some surveys, Tuesday is the best day to get work done. ________________________________
20. This new computer program makes printers work twice as fast. ________________________________
21. This new computer program makes printers work twice as fast. ________________________________
22. Which stars make up Orions belt? ________________________________
23. Which of all the otters caught the first fish? ________________________________
24. All mammals are vertebrates. ________________________________
25. Matt has already memorized all of his lines in the play. ________________________________

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26. Matt has already memorized all of his lines in the play. ________________________________
27. The only mystery is how it ended up in a box in the back of the closet. ________________________________
28. The next guest speaker is a famous mystery writer. ________________________________
29. The next guest speaker is a famous mystery writer. ________________________________
30. If you lose any of the pieces, we wont be able to complete the puzzle. ________________________________
31. Amazing things can be found by turning over almost any rock. ________________________________
PART 2: APOSTROPHE USE (POSSESSION AND CONTRACTIONS)
Directions: Examine each of the following sentences and highlight any apostrophe error(s). Revise the
error(s) below. If the sentence is correct as is, write Correct!
32. Samantha borrowed Julies pencil.
33. Tina, Lucy, Laura and Pat were playing baseball. Jamie crept up and kicked the girls bat.
34. The Senn baseball team played a tournament Saturday. The boys played well, but lost the teams
potential victory in the final inning.
35. I didnt hear what the teacher said. Both she and Ms. Richards have such quiet voices.
36. Were going to Spain on vacation. I hear that countries views are amazing.
37. I hear that both France and England are gorgeous. Those countries views are beautiful.
38. He hid it in his sisters coat since it has deep pockets.
39. My dads hobby is swimming. Were going to the swimming baths on Friday and Im allowed to wear my
big brothers goggles.
40. The young boys shirt had a chocolate stain. His mom knew he had stolen a cookie.
41. The pools hours are posted outside of the front door.
42. I love my box of colorful Crayola crayons. The crayons colors are all so beautiful!
PART 3: ITS V. ITS V. ITS
Directions: Using the context of each sentence, fill in the correct form of its/its/its for each of the
following.
43. The maple tree is shedding _______________ leaves.
44. The dog carries _______________ puppies by mouth.
45. _______________ only eight oclock, but Im already tired.

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46. The giraffe is eating _______________ dinner.

47. Ive heard that _______________ going to be a hard winter this year.
48. The store treats _______________ customers well.
49. I dont know how long _______________ going to take to finish the job.
50. Please put the dog in _______________ pen before you go.
51. The company knows that _______________ reputation is on the line.
52. When your dog grows up, _______________ going to be huge.
53. We wondered about that group and _______________ beginnings.
54. _______________ a toss-up which team will win the tournament.
55. _______________ almost time for the show to get started.
56. I wonder if _______________ going to rain tomorrow.
57. The team tried _______________ best but couldnt pull off a win.
PART 4: NOUN CLASSIFICATION
Directions: Classify each of the following nouns by circling the classifications that apply.
32. Bands
singular / plural

concrete / abstract

common / proper

collective

possessive

concrete / abstract

common / proper

collective

possessive

concrete / abstract

common / proper

collective

possessive

concrete / abstract

common / proper

collective

possessive

concrete / abstract

common / proper

collective

possessive

concrete / abstract

common / proper

collective

possessive

33. Peters
singular / plural
34. Desks
singular / plural
35. Flock
singular / plural

36. Faiths (not someones name)

singular / plural
37. Creativity
singular / plural

PART 5: PRONOUN AMBIGUITY

Directions: Select the LESS AMBIGUOUS sentence from each pair.
38. ________ When Pearl Buck was forty, her novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize.
________ When she was forty, Pearl Bucks novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize.

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39. ________ Buck received much critical praise and earned over $7 million, but she was very modest about
it.
________ Buck received much critical praise and earned over $7 million, but she was very modest about her
achievements.
40. ________ Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that they make the best canoes.
________ Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that Norwegians make the best canoes.
41. ________ Katie was an only child, and it was hard.
________ Katie was an only child, and her solitary life was hard.
42. ________ Jennifers sister wondered if she were tall enough to be a model.
________ Jennifers sister wondered if Jennifer were tall enough to be a model.
43. ________ Dipping the spoon into the pot of simmering soup, Jean felt the spoon slip out of her hand.
________ Dipping the spoon into the pot of simmering soup, Jean felt it slip out of her hand.
44. ________ At a local restaurant, they provide each table with a bucket of peanuts.
________ At a local restaurant, the owner provides each table with a bucket of peanuts.
45. ________ Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they werent sure if their bags
were safe.
________ Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they werent sure if they were safe.
46. ________ The boat bumped the edge of the dock, but the dock didnt need many repairs.
________ The boat bumped the edge of the dock, but it didnt need many repairs.
47. ________ Although Mike was a real sports fan, his brother never became interested in them.
________ Although Mike was a real sports fan, his brother never became interested in sports.
PART 6: PRONOUN AGREEMENT REVISION
Directions: Highlight the ambiguous pronoun in each sentence. Then, revise the sentence to clarify the
pronoun reference.
48. Bill told his dad that he needed to lose some weight.

49. After the coach had hollered at Morton, he felt terrible.

50. When I parked my car next to the bus, I noticed that it had a flat tire.

51. He removed the stone from the cloth and washed it carefully.

52. When I tried to remove the dogs dish, it bit me.

53. The candidate informed his aide that he was leaving on the next plane.

PART 7: PRONOUN AGREEMENT

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Directions: Highlight the antecedent of the blank pronoun within each of the following sentences. Then
circle the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent.
54. During early rehearsals, an actor may forget (his or her/ their/ our) lines.
55. The Washington team was opportunistic; (we/ it/ they) took advantage of every break.
56. A person needs to see (his or her/ their/ your) dentist twice a year.
57. The committee members put (its/ our/ their) signatures on the document.
58. If any one of the sisters needs a ride, (she/ they/ you) can call me.
59. When someone is particularly tired, (he or she/ you/ they) may drive poorly.
60. If the board of directors controls the company, (you/ it/ they) may vote for a raise.
61. Neither the pilot nor the attendants gave (our/ his or her/ their) opinion about the mishap.
62. Each of these companies had (its/ their/ your) books audited.
63. Some of the china has lost (its/ their/ our) luster.
PART 8: DEFINITIONS
Directions: Fill in the blanks appropriately. Use your notes if necessary. Be sure to know these answers
from memory for the test!
64. What part of speech will articles ALWAYS be?:_________________________________
65. A noun is a _____________________________, _________________________, _________________________, or
_______________________.
66. A pronoun takes the place of a _____________________________ or ___________________________________.
67. An antecedent
is____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
68. What part of speech is an antecedent usually? ________________________________________
69. The metaphor for pronouns and antecedents is that the pronoun is like a
____________________________________ and the antecedent is like the ________________________________.
70. An adjective can modify/describe ______________________________ or
_________________________________.
71. Ambiguous means _____________________________________________.
72. A pronoun and an antecedent must agree in three ways:
1._____________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________
73. An apostrophe can tell the reader
1._______________________________________________________________________________

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2. _____________________________________________________________________________
74. What is a contraction?
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75. Name the three articles:
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76. Name the four adjective

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