2. What is the difference between a common and a proper noun? Give an example of each. A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea. Example: pumpkin A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. They are always capitalized. Example: Halloween

3. Write the nouns from the sentence and label them common or proper. zombie – common streets – common Birmingham – proper Halloween - proper

4. What is the difference between a singular and a plural noun? Give an example of each. A singular noun means one. Example: zombie A plural noun means more than one. Example: zombies

5. Write the nouns listed in plural form. Man = men Mouse = mice Potato = potatoes Fox = foxes

6. Define collective noun and list two examples. A collective noun is a noun representing a group. Examples: team, committee

7. What is a possessive noun? Give an example. A possessive noun shows ownership. Example: the large oak tree’s leaves

8. Rewrite the sentence correctly. About a week before Halloween, my brothers and I carve pumpkins to sit on the porch’s edge.

9. Rewrite the sentence correctly. All of the ghosts and goblins come out around midnight.

10. What is a declarative sentence? Write an example. A declarative sentence is a statement. It ends with a period. Example: Eating too much candy can make a child very sick.

11. What is an imperative sentence? Write an example. An imperative sentence is a command. It ends with a period or an exclamation mark. Example: Give me some candy.

12. What is an exclamatory sentence? Write an example. An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that shows strong emotion. It ends with an exclamation point. Example: There’s a skeleton walking this way!

13. What is an interrogative sentence? Write an example. An interrogative sentence is a question. It ends with a question mark. Example: Is the house at the end of the street haunted?

14. Rewrite the sentence correctly. As the clouds thickened in the sky, the two oak trees’ branches began to sway back and forth.

15. Rewrite the sentence correctly. Tasty pumpkin pies smell wonderful in my grandmother’s kitchen.

16. Write in possessive form. The smiles of the students = the students’ smiles The buck teeth of the men = the men’s buck teeth The curls of the little girl = the little girl’s curls