Grammar 7....Answers
Grammar 7....Answers
English Department
American Section Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1- Nouns
Q.1- Underline each noun in the following sentences. Then, identify each compound noun
by writing CN above it.
CN
1. Please put these new books in the bookcase over there.
CN CN
2. Mr. Morales was fascinated by the koalas at the San Diego Zoo.
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Q.2- Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Underline the common nouns once
and the proper nouns twice.
3. Verne found a job as a stockbroker, but he also pursued his literary dreams.
4. The public loved these stories and eagerly awaited each new novel.
Q.3- Read each sentence. Choose whether the underlined noun is concrete, abstract or
collective.
1. Christa read a book about increasing her self-confidence.
a. Concrete b. Abstract c. Collective
2. Please bring me a box of pencils from the closet.
a. Concrete b. Abstract c. Collective
3. Everyone in the group received a door prize.
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a. Concrete b. Abstract c. Collective
4. Tito, do you believe his story is the truth?
a. Concrete b. Abstract c. Collective
5. As I watched, a flock of geese flew overhead.
a. Concrete b. Abstract c. Collective
6. My brother, the playwright, is working on a new play.
a. Concrete b. Abstract c. Collective
2- Pronouns
Q.1- For each of the following sentences, identify each pronoun and its antecedent. Circle
every pronoun and underline its antecedent.
2. Aesop told stories about animals with human traits; they spoke and thought like
people.
3. Later, when the boy was in real danger from a wolf, he again cried “Wolf!”
4. The grasshopper chirps and plays during summer, and it does not prepare for winter.
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6. The ant works hard at storing food, and this food saves it from starving in the winter.
Q.2- Read each sentence. Choose whether the underlined pronoun is personal, reflexive
or intensive.
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Q.3- Read each sentence. On the line provided, write whether the underlined
pronoun is demonstrative or relative.
2. “That is the small African republic, Togo,” Mr. Lawson told us. Demonstrative
3. Commercial fishers who work in the Mediterranean Sea catch tuna, sardines,
and anchovies. Relative
4. These are among the four hundred species of fish in this sea. Demonstrative
5. Joseph Conrad, whom I studied in English class, wrote a novel about the Congo.
Relative
7. They are the southernmost and northernmost points at which the sun is directly
overhead. Relative
8. The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line that marks the southern edge of the
tropics. Relative
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Q.4- Read each sentence. On the line provided, write whether the underlined
pronoun is indefinite or interrogative.
5. Others are low-fat, such as the baked chicken and rice. Indefinite
Good Luck