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