Name: XI.

Directions: Rewrite the following passage, correcting errors

Section: in spelling capitalization, grammar and usage. Add any
Date: missing punctuation. Write legibly. There are ten errors.
Quiz Number 3. All about Nouns

I. Directions. Identify whether each of the highlighted words in

the following sentences is concrete or abstract. Write A atop
My friend Arthur Perez said he has experienced a moment like he
the word for Abstract and C for Concrete.
was being smothered by demons last Monday. He could not explain in
1-2. We will have our dinner later in our house.
details all the information in his dream but he said he thought he was
3-4. His cauldron is strong as his determination.
already dead. He learned from Google that it’s called sleep paralysis.
5. Opportunities knock only once.
Sleep researchers conclude that, in most cases, it is simply a sign that

II. Directions. Write one proper noun for each common noun. your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of sleep. Rarely is
6. business –
7. book – sleep paralysis linked to deep underlying psychiatric problems.
8. chemical –
9. software – Over the centuries, symptoms of sleep paralysis have been
10. tv show –
described in many ways and often attributed to an "evil" presence:
III. Directions. Choose the appropriate indefinite pronouns for
unseen night demons in ancient times, the old hag in Shakespeare’s
each sen
11. I need ________ inspiration to finish my work. (a few, a Romeo and Juliet, and alien abductors. Almost every culture throughout
little)
12. How ________ assignments do we have in English? history has had stories of shadowy evil creatures that terrify helpless
(many, much)
humans at night. People have long sought explanations for this
13. It depends on how _______ rice you cook. (many, much)
14. How _______ liters of water shall I use? (many, much) mysterious sleep-time paralysis and the accompanying feelings of
15. The teacher doesn’t want to see _______ erasures. (any,
some) terror.
IV. Directions: There are two compound words in the following
which are not properly written. Rewrite them correctly.
16. hair style
17. take off
18. rainfall ____________________________________________________
19. upturn ____________________________________________________
20. sign-off ____________________________________________________
V. Directions: Write the plural form of the following nouns. ____________________________________________________
21. sheep – ____________________________________________________
22. Myself – ____________________________________________________
23. Dwarf – ____________________________________________________
24. Appendix – ____________________________________________________
25. Veto – ____________________________________________________
VI. Directions: Decide which words have masculine, feminine, ____________________________________________________
common and neuter gender. ____________________________________________________
26. Fallow
____________________________________________________
27. Wizard
____________________________________________________
28. Ewe
____________________________________________________
29. Nephew
30. Cello ____________________________________________________
VII. Directions: Identify the italicized word in each sentence by ____________________________________________________
writing singular possessive noun or contraction. ____________________________________________________
31. Shiela’s not ready for the quiz. ____________________________________________________
32. Danny’s not eating vegetable caused him to be weak. ____________________________________________________
33. Mary’s watched the movie adaption of Sparks’ novel, ____________________________________________________
Dear John. ____________________________________________________
VIII. Directions: Decide whether to insert commas or not in the ____________________________________________________
appositives found in the following sentences. ____________________________________________________
34. I want to meet the YouTube sensation Boyce Avenue ____________________________________________________
soon. ____________________________________________________
35. Trumps’ wife Melanie was born in Novo Mesto in ____________________________________________________
Republic of Slovenia.
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