Grammar Test: Units 1-2

Categorize the nouns as common nouns or proper nouns.

Groups:

(a) Common Nouns

,

(b) Proper Nouns

• 
• swimmer

• skater

• Kansas City

• 
• brother

• 
• 
• 
• 

Distinguish the italicized noun as either a plural noun, possessive noun, or a contraction.

Groups:

(a) Plural Nouns

,

(b) Possessive Nouns

,

(c) Contractions

• The Pointer Sisters

• America's tallest building

• Jon's an excellent skater

• Governor Stevenson's the best

• The buckeye's a kind of chestnut

• the rocket's lift-off

• the universe contains other galaxies

• the campers took backpacks

• the boy's teacher

Choose the complete subject of the sentence below:

My dad's scrambled eggs were too runny to eat.

• My dad's scrambled eggs
• too runny to eat
• scrambled eggs were too runny
• My dad's

Choose the complete predicate of the sentence below:

The identical twins' clothes always matched.

• The identical twins' clothes
• always matched
• The identical twins'
• clothes

Choose the complete subject of the sentence below:

I love to read the Bronte sisters' books.

• I love to read
• the Bronte sisters' books
• I love

• Bronte sisters

Choose the complete predicate of the sentence below:

Carlos and Isaac sold popcorn at Saturday's match.

• Carlos and Isaac
• sold popcorn at Saturday's match
• popcorn at Saturday's match
• Carlos and Isaac sold popcorn

Choose the complete subject of the sentence below:

Edgar Allen Poe's story The Black Cat is very scary.

• Edgar Allen Poe's story The Black Cat
• The Black Cat
• very scary
• Edgar Allen Poe

Choose the noun that best completes each sentence.

John ​ (a)   signature was the first signature on the Declaration of Independence.

• Hancocks
• Hancock's

Choose the noun that best completes each sentence.

Shirley and her ​ (a)   ​ went to the mall after cheerleading practice.

• friends
• friend's

Choose the noun that best completes each sentence.

Many tourists are attracted to ​ ​ (a)  

• Hawaii's
• Hawaiis'