English ch. 5
_____ are used to form possessives of nouns, to form contractions, and to show omissions in dates
Apostrophes
In which of the following ways can you form the possessive of a compound noun
By making the last word of the noun possessive
A sentence reads "My father-in-laws boss was a pleasant man". In this sentence, "father-in-laws" is the possessive form of the word "father-in-law"
False
A _____ is a verb form that ends in "ing" and is used as an noun
Gerund
Abbreviations of academic degrees and religious orders are generally punctuated with
Internal Periods
Innovative
New or different from the established norm
When a noun ends in "o" and is preceded by a vowel (e.g. studio), its plural is formed by adding
Only an "s" at the end of the word
Epitome
Person or thing that is typical of a whole group, class, or genre
An apostrophe is always used with a noun to show
Possession
Which of the following words correctly illustrates the plural form of the proper noun "Sally"
Sallys
Keeping in mind the rules for apostrophes, which of the following sentences correctly illustrates the use of personal pronouns
Tammy likes her new home because it's farther away from the city
A _____ is shortened form of a name and is formed from the initial letters of the words in the complete name
Acronym
To show joint ownership, in which two or more people own the same thing, add an apostrophe or add an apostrophe plus s to the first part of the compind
False
Keeping in mind the rules for pronoun casing, if pronoun follows and completes the meaning of a being verb, that pronoun must be
Nonminative
The words "American " "Canadian" and "puerto rican" are examples of ______ adjectives
Proper
The term _____ refers to the form of a pronoun
Case
When an expression such as "the following " or "as follows" is used to introduce a list of items, it is often followed by a
Colon
A participial phrase is always followed by a
Comma
Adjacent numbers should be separated by a ____ when both numbers are in numerals or when both are in words
Comma
If a pronoun that completes the meaning of the infinite verb "to be" when "to be" has no subject then that pronoun must be objective
False
Pronouns ending in self that emphasize the use of a noun or another pronoun are performing their reflexive function
False
When singular or plural noun does not end in "s" the rule for forming its possessive noun is to add an apostrophe only
False
Which of the following is the correct singular plural pair of words
Father-in-law and fathers-in-law
An ______ is a question restated as a declarative sentence
Indirect question
Which of the following sentences correctly illustrates the use of an apostrophe in the case of nouns that indicate separate ownership
Jennifer's and George's daughters were born prematurely
Of the following examples, which one correctly illustrates the plurals of titles with names
Miss Smith— the Miss Smiths
Keeping in mind the rules for pronoun casing, when a pronoun is part of the compound subject, use the
Nominative case
In a sentence, the person or thing that receives the action of the verb is known as the
Object
When a plural noun ends with an s it's possessive is formed by adding
Only an apostrophe at the end of the word
What is the plural of the word "Oreo"?
Oreos
Which of the following sentences correctly illustrates a nominative pronoun in the compound subject
Peter and he came home late last night
When the second independent clause in a compound sentence starts with an introductory word, a ______ must be used before the introductory word
Semicolon
Which of the following sentences correctly illustrates the use of an apostrophe
The student's performance in the ply was worth talking about
Which of the following is an objective case pronoun
Them
Which of the following is a nominative case pronoun
They
An antecedent is a noun or noun phrase that is referred to by the pronoun in a sentence
True
The noun "civics" uses a singular verb
True
The noun "salmon" has only one form
True
The plural form of the courtesy title "Dr." is "Drs."
True
There are three case of pronouns— possessive, nominative, and objective
True
To form the possessive of a compound noun, make the last word possessive
True
When forming the possessive form of a singular noun, add an apostrophe plus s if the possessive form is pronounced with an added syllable
True
When the pronoun is the subject of a verb, the pronoun must be nominative
True
Keeping in mind the rules for common nouns ending in "y", which of the following is the correct singular-plural pair of words
Valley and Valleys
Which of the following is the plural from of the objective pronoun "whom"
Whom
plausible
credible, believable; having the appearance of truth or reason
Radiant
emitting rays of light; shining; bright with joy or hope
Surreal
having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic