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Bartleby
Bartleby.com: William Strunk on the Possessive Singular
William Strunk Jr.'s "Elements of Style" on the creation of possessive singular nouns. Provided by Bartleby.com
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: High Frequency Words Singular or Plural Game 4
Help an elephant named Lucy decorate her new home by sorting words into plurals and singulars in this fun interactive game.
Other
Anglia Campus: Plural Picture Quiz
In this self-scoring quiz, students are given a picture and singular word describing it; they are to type in the correct plural for each picture/word given.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Las Formas Plurales De Adjetivos
This site is provided for by the Colby College. Understanding plurality is very important in Spanish grammar. Use these exercises to help strengthen your knowledge of adjective and substantive plurals. Great practice changing definite...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Possessive
Learn to use apostrophes to indicate possession, or ownership -- and when not to use them.
Trent University
Mas Arriba: En La Clase
This resource provides an interactive vocabulary exercise on things you would find in the classroom, their plural forms, numbers, saying how much something costs, and colors. Activity includes pictures, audio, instant feed-back and...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Cases of Nouns and Pronouns
In this writing and grammar tutorial, learn how to distinguish and use nouns and pronouns in English and whether they are subjective, nominative, possessive, or objective.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Make Sure Your Subjects and Verbs Agree
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]
Get It Write
Get It Write: Here and There
Be sure you know what you are saying when using the words "here" and "there" at the beginning of a sentence. These grammar tips explain how you need to pay attention to the subject of your sentence in order to use the correct verb form....
Other
Bellevue Community College: Apostrophes [Pdf]
Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Possessive Noun Quiz
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Possessive Perfection
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the rules for singular, plural and irregular possessives. Students are given an opportunity to identify and create correct possessive forms.
English Zone
English Zone: Basic Possessives 1
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.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Apostrophe
What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Pronouns
[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.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 11.1: Punctuation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that demonstrate how to identify and correctly use commas with coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and introductory...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Noun Worksheets
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...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Pronouns and Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
This tutorial-quiz for pronoun usage features many examples of where pronouns fit in a sentence to achieve proper antecedent agreement.
Other
Illinois State U.: Punctuation Made Simple Apostrophes
What is an apostrophe and how is it used properly in punctuation? "Punctuation Made Simple," gives some concrete examples for apostrophe use.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plurals Often Treated as Singular
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...
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Apostrophes
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.
Curated OER
Mas Arriba: En La Clase
An interactive vocabulary exercise on things you would find in the classroom, their plural forms, numbers, saying how much something costs, and colors. Activity includes pictures, audio, instant feed-back and vocabulary help. Nouns are...