Nouns (Exercise 4)

Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.

1. I had a very happy ______ (child).
2. I forgot to renew my _____ (member) in the sailing club.
3. We formed a deep and lasting _____ (friend).
4. He hopes to take over the _____ (leader) of the party.
5. There are lots of nice people in the _____ (neighbour).
6. In the _____ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.
7. She seems to be enjoying _____ (mother).
8. He had barely reached _____ (man) when he married.

Nouns (Exercise 4)

Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.

1. I had a very happy ______ (child).
2. I forgot to renew my _____ (member) in the sailing club.
3. We formed a deep and lasting _____ (friend).
4. He hopes to take over the _____ (leader) of the party.
5. There are lots of nice people in the _____ (neighbour).
6. In the _____ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.
7. She seems to be enjoying _____ (mother).
8. He had barely reached _____ (man) when he married.

Nouns (Exercise 3)

COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.

1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney.
2. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the pond.
3. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to shave.
4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag.
5. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.
6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking.
7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very day.
8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk.
9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field.
10. The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large number of) meat.

Nouns (Exercise 2)

Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.

1. paris is the capital of france.
2. william shakespeare is a famous english author.
3. ‘war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.
4. The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.
5. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.
6. david will travel to france to do a degree course on the french revolution.
7. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean sea.
8. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa.
9. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones
10. mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in africa.

Nouns (Exercise 1)

Identify the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

1. We arrived early at the station.
2. There are different species of fish.
3. The man was trying to steal his car.
4. They have gone to the zoo.
5. The baby is crying.
6. My mother is in the kitchen.
7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.
8. The children are playing in the field.
9. That temple was built before I was born.
10. He has bought a new car.
11. My father likes to swim.
12. She won a trophy in a competition.
13. I like to ride on a camel.
14. Do birds eat meat?
15. He went to visit his uncle.
16. My brother wants to play with us.
17. Let me have a look at your puppy.
18. The taxi broke down.
19. The boys are playing noisily.
20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry.

Noun (Version 2011)

Noun

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Past Tense

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words
Isikan tempat kosong dengan perkataan yang sesuai.

He 1 was (was, is) old though no one 2.__________(knew, know, knows) exactly how old he 3._________(is, am, was.) Neither 4.____________(did, does, do) him. He 5._____________(says, say, said) he never 6.____________(keeps, keep, kept) an account of his age. His clothes and hat 7.___________(was, is, are, were) tattered and 8.____________ (seems, seem, seemed) to be of the same colour as his skin. He 9.________________(reminds, remind, reminded) me of a mouse for he 10.__________( is, are, was, were) brown as one and 11._________________(moved, move, moves) around quietly.

I 12.________________(am, do, does, did) not know where he 13.___________(come, comes, came) from and neither 14._______________(does, do, did) my grand mother.. She once 15.________________(told, tell, tells) me that he simply 16.___________________(appeared, appears, appeare) in the village with 17.__________________(the, an) old gunny sack. He 18._______________________ (has, have, had) lived here since that day.
Children and animals 19._____________(adores, adore, adored) him. He 20._____________(are, is, was, were) amazingly patient and understanding with them. He would 21.___________________(did, do, does) some gardening for 22._____________(a, an, the) richest man in the village. The food he 23.______________(bought, boughts, buy, buys, buying) with his money would be 24.________________(shares, share, shared) with the stray cats that 25.______________( lives, live, lived) with him in the five-foot way of the only shop in the village. At the end of the month, when he 26.__________________(get, gets, got) his pay, he would 27._______________(bought, buy, buys, buying) some sweets and buns for the village children. As a child, I 28.______________(has, had, have) also received these gifts from him.

Many kittens would have died of starvation if not for the old man. He always 29._________________(have, has, had) a saucer of milk or a handful of food to 30.________________(saves, save, saved) the poor creatures from hunger. Occasionally he would 31.___________________________( acts, acted, act) as a bomoh when a child or an adult fell mysteriously ill. He would chant, spit and wave some margosa leaves in front of his patient’s faces. Not long after, they would fully 32._____________________(recovers, recovered, recover) from their illness.

One day, he 33.__________________(come, comes, came , camed) to massage my uncle’s 34.________________(spraines, spraine sprained) elbow. This 35._____________________(is, was, were) when my uncle 36.________________(asks, ask, asked) the old man about his life before he 37.___________________(comes, come, came) to the village. Though at first the old man 38.______________________(were, was) reluctant, after some cajoling from us, he 39.____________________( tells, tell, told) us his story.

“I 40.___________________(has, have, had) a beautiful wife and two children. I 41._____________________(were, was, is, are ) once a happy man though I 42._________________(were, am, was, is) poor. My wife 43.____________________(died, dies, dead, death ) after being bitten by a cobra near my house. My children 44._____________________(was, were, has, is, are) five and six years old at the time. I 45.__________________(work, works, worked) day and night on my small farm. Both my sons 46.__________________________(was, were, is, are) intelligent and 47._____________________(pursues, pursue, pursued) their studies at the university level. I 48._________________(sell, sells, sold, solded) my farm to 49.______________________(supported, support, supporting, ) them during this time. However, they 50.______________________(go, goed, went, going) away to 51.________________(lived, lives, live, living) in the city soon after graduating. I 52.__________________(waites, waits, waited, waiting) for them for years. One day, I finally 53._____________________( realizes, realized, realizing, realize) that they 54._________________(do, does, did) not want me. The 54.__________________(think, thought, taught) of it 55.__________________(breaks, broken, breaking) my heart. It was then I 56._______________________(decides, decided, deciding) that I too, 57._________________( does, is, are, did) not want to see them again. I started moving from village to village, and finally, I ended up here.”

When he 58._________________(ends, ended, ending) his story, there 59._______________________(were, was) not a dry eye among us. My uncle 60._____________(askes, ask, asked) him to stay with us but he politely 61.____________________(refuses, refused, refuse) the offer.

“ I thank you for your kind offer but I 62.__________________(did, do, does) not want to be a burden to anyone. I am happy with what I have now,” he replied.

In spite of his circumstances, I 63.___________________(has, had, have, having) never seen a person with such peace in him. He would 64.__________________(go, goes, goed, went) on his daily routine in a cheerful manner, always with already smile for anyone.

One day he 65.___________________(passed, passes, pass) away peacefully in his sleep. Scores of people whose lives he had touched turned up at his funeral. He 66._____________________(was, is, were) finally put to rest in the village cemetery. The sad thing 67.____________ (is, were, are, was) we 68.______________(do, does, doed, did) not even know his name.

Nouns

These exercises were given to my students in year 2009 as a revision for them. Unfortunatelty, I have forgotten from where I took it from.


( 1.1) EXERCISE - COMMON NOUNS

Identify the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

1. We arrived early at the station.
2. There are different species of fish.
3. The man was trying to steal his car.
4. They have gone to the zoo.
5. The baby is crying.
6. My mother is in the kitchen.
7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.
8. The children are playing in the field.
9. That temple was built before I was born.
10. He has bought a new car.
11. My father likes to swim.
12. She won a trophy in a competition.
13. I like to ride on a camel.
14. Do birds eat meat?
15. He went to visit his uncle.
16. My brother wants to play with us.
17. Let me have a look at your puppy.
18. The taxi broke down.
19. The boys are playing noisily.
20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry.


( 1.2) EXERCISE - PROPER NOUNS

Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.

1. paris is the capital of france.
2. william shakespeare is a famous english author.
3. ‘war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.
4. The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.
5. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.
6. david will travel to france to do a degree course on the french revolution.
7. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean sea.
8. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa.
9. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones
10. mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in africa.


( 1.3) EXERCISE - ABSTRACT NOUNS

Form Abstract Nouns from the following.

man, scholar, king
know, sell, think
long, strong, wise
brother, lose, great


( 1.4) EXERCISE - COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.

1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney.
2. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the pond.
3. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to shave.
4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag.
5. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.
6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking.
7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very day.
8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk.
9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field.
10. The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large number of) meat.


( 1.5) EXERCISE - GENDER

Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the masculine.

1. My aunt visits her niece every week-end.
2. The lady has several mares on her farm.
3. The daughter is more talkative than her mother.
4. Does any actress like to play the role of the princess?
5. Their queen is a widow.
6. The manageress is still a spinster.
7. In the movie, the tigress was killed by the heroine.
8. His daughter-in-law is a postmistress.
9. The countess has one sister.
10. The authoress is writing a book about the empress.

Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to the feminine.

11. The bridegroom thanked the priest.
12. His brother works as a waiter.
13. The dog barked at the milkman.
14. A cock was killed by a fox.
15. The manservant has worked many years for the duke.
16. Her husband is a conductor.
17. He was a postman before he became a postmaster.
18. The lad wants to be a monk.
19. The sultan owns a stallion.
20. Her father-in-law is a landlord.


( 1.6) EXERCISE - FORMING NOUNS FROM NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.

1. I had a very happy ______ (child).
2. I forgot to renew my _____ (member) in the sailing club.
3. We formed a deep and lasting _____ (friend).
4. He hopes to take over the _____ (leader) of the party.
5. There are lots of nice people in the _____ (neighbour).
6. In the _____ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.
7. She seems to be enjoying _____ (mother).
8. He had barely reached _____ (man) when he married.

Simple Past

Introduction

Basically, simple past or past simple is used when we want to talk about a complete action in the past. In detail, it could be used in these conditions;

1) To show a finished action in the past
He jumped into the river yesterday.
I went to Kuala Lumpur last week.

2) To show a series of completed actions in the past
I washed my face, then I brushed my teeth.
First I got up, then I had breakfast.

3) It is used together with the Past Progressive/Continuous. The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.
I was sleeping when the dog barked.
They were watching movie when the telephone rang.

The usage of simple past is signaled by words such as yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2002 etc.

Past Tense Verbs

One of the major problems faced by many students in writing past tense sentences is to correctly form a past tense verb.

Firstly, students need to know that in past tense its form is the same with all subjects. Secondly, there are regular and irregular verbs.


Regular Verbs

With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to add -D or change the ending a little.

For further reading, go to :

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pasted.htm


Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are contradicting with the rules applied by regular verbs.

To look at examples of irregular verbs, go to : http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/verbs.htm

Subject /Verb Agreement 2

Correct each of the following sentences by identifying its simple subject and determining whether the subject is singular or plural. To check whether you have made the correct verb choice, substitute it for singular subjects or they for plural subjects to check whether the core of the sentence agrees in number.

1.The daredevil among the teenagers (scares, scare) most parents.
2.The dragon or the king (wins, win) the battle.
3.The many guidelines for the paper (causes, cause) confusion among students.
4.One of the files (is, are) missing.
5.The main concern of swimmers who like to snorkel and scuba dive in the islands (is, are) predatory fish.
6.None of the protestors (was, were) arrested.
7.The profit from owning your own car dealership and credit bureau (makes, make) you think twice before investing.
8.Jewelers and retailers (sells, sell) the rings in January.
9.The measles (cause, causes) high fevers in young children.
10.There (has, have) always been a reason for doing it this way.

Subject /Verb Agreement 1

In the following exercise, choose the appropriate verb.

1.The oranges in your orchard (is, are) large this year.
2.John, Sam, and Tom (eat, eats) with me every Sunday.
3.A brick house with many windows (is, are) what the family wants.
4.Mrs. Brown and her husband (wants, want) to move back to Houston.
5.Everyone in the high school band (marches, march) to the same beat.
6.One of the cats (has, have) six toes.
7.The group (agrees, agree) to take action.
8.The jury (has, have) gone separate ways.
9.Neither the instructors nor the student (has, have) a problem with the schedule.
10.John, as well as the Smiths, (believe, believes) the animal control laws apply to the situation.