Appositives rename, and or explain nouns. They can be anywhere in sentences and are usually set off by commas.
Collective nouns are nouns that name a group of people, or animals that are acting as one unit.
blouses
common
The collective noun is team
The collectrive noun is pride
The collective noun is committee
proper
Delta State
a. After she lost her money, I felt sorry for Alice, my best friend.
d. a great cook
You add an s ending to make most nouns plural
d. d. Juan, an excellent speller, won the citywide spelling bee.
The collective noun is audience
When the noun ends in a consonant and y.
Common nouns name any person, place, or thing. Proper nouns name specific people, places, and things,
Carson Motors
heroes
Commas shouold be placed behind Barbara and behind Valedictorian.
You will add an -es ending.
Common or proper: football field
Explain what appositives are and how they function in sentences.
Explain the difference between common and proper nouns.
For nouns that end in s, z, x, ch, and sh you ____ when using the plural form.
Where will the team hold the victory celebration ?
Analyze the sentence to find the collective noun. Please return your suggestions to the committee before next week's meeting.
Analyze the sentence to determine the error: Drew was extremely excited to go to see the delta state ball game last Friday.
When writing plural nouns, when should you drop the -y ending and add an -ies ending?
What are collective nouns?
This is done to make the plural form of most nouns
Juan won the citywide spelling bee. He is an excellent speller. Which sentence combines the sentences correctly with an appositive? a. a. Juan won the citywide spelling bee; he’s an excellent speller. b. b. Juan an excellent speller won the citywide spelling bee. c.c. Juan won the citywide spelling bee, an excellent speller. d. Juan, an excellent speller, won the citywide spelling bee.
Determine the proper noun in the following sentence: My father has worked for carson motors for many years.
Where should punctuation be added to this sentence? Barbara the Valedictorian is a very diligent student.
Common or proper: minnesota
How is the plural form of blouse spelled?
How is the plural form of hero spelled?
Read the sentence to determine the collective noun. There were several birds anxiously watching the pride prowl stealthily for prey.
Determine the collective noun in the following sentence. The audience heaved a sigh of relief when the clown regained his balance on the tightrope.
Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence.My cousin, a great cook, has entered and won many baking contests. a. My mother b. Many baking contestsc. Has entered d. A great cook
Read the sentences. After she lost her money, I felt bad for Alice. Alice is my best friend. Which sentence correctly combines the sentences using an appositive phrase? a.a. After she lost her money, I felt sorry for Alice, my best friend. b. After she lost her money I felt sorry for Alice my best friend. c. After Alice lost her money, I felt sorry for my best friend. d. I felt sorry for Alice my best friend after she lost her money.
