A verb is the action word of the sentence and it must agree with the subject, or main character, of the sentence. When the subject is singular, a verb needs an "s", but when the subject is plural, we can drop the "s". [0:41]

This entry focuses on the kinds of pronouns including personal, relative, indefinite, demonstrative, interrogative, reflexive/intensive, and singular and plural pronouns. It provides an explanation and examples of each.

Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

An interactive game where students get to help an elephant named Lucy decorate her new home by sorting words into singulars and plurals.

An interactive game to help student practice with singular and plural forms of words. Sort words into singulars and plurals, and then choose an item to give Lucy the elephant to help he decorate her new home.

Sort words into singulars and plurals to help Lucy the elephant decorate her new home in this interactive game.

An interactive game where students can help Lucy the Elephant choose items and decorations for her new home by sorting words into singulars and plurals.

Flashcards offers an electronic version of flashcards to practice singular and plural possessive nouns. On the front of each card is a noun; click on the card to reveal the possessive of that noun.

In this Possessive Noun Quiz students read a sentence and choose the correct spelling of the possessive noun that fits in the blank. There are 12 questions in this quiz.

Do you know when to use "criteria" and when to use "criterion?" What about "media" and "medium?" The correct singular and plural usage of these words can cause confusion. This site gives a good explanation of how to use these words...

This site has an introduction on definite and indefinite articles. Examples in Spanish and English illustrate the difference between a definite and an indefinite article. Singular and plural forms are presented. Students may test their...

Thorough explanation of days of the week, their plural forms, and their use with definite articles. Ample examples demonstrate this concept. A short test at the end of the activity tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A simple flipchart exercise that will help children identify proper spellings of plural nouns.

This site offers a 10 question quiz in with fill-in-the blank statements and three choices of possessive noun spellings. Make your choice and find out the correct answer.

What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to understand the difference between common and proper nouns, plural and singular nouns, possessive nouns, and abstract, concrete, and collective nouns.

This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used as a review and assessment of nouns or as a way to introduce nouns. It covers what a noun is, common/proper nouns, singular/plural nouns, and possessive nouns.

What is an apostrophe and how is it used properly in punctuation? "Punctuation Made Simple," gives some concrete examples for apostrophe use.

This video lesson focuses on words that appear plural but take a singular verb. It discusses the rules of subject-verb agreement, and then looks at three kinds of confusing words: indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and misleading...

This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.

In this learning module, students will learn more about different types of nouns. Video lessons and reinforcement worksheets are provided for the following: singular nouns, plural nouns, plural possessive nouns, common nouns, and proper...

Discusses the two main functions of apostrophes: contractions and forming possessives.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews singular and plural pronouns. It also reviews possessive, singular object, and plural object pronouns. Students practice and vote for the correct pronoun.