Quiz 1

Quiz 1 : On pages 2-17
1-1 FUNCTION OF NOUNS
1. All the children in that family have bad manners.

S OP V DO
2. The customer sent the store a letter complaining about the service.
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3. Her daughter was the only student in the school who won a prize.
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4. The first President of the United States was George Washington.
S OP V OC
5. The American people elected George Washington President.
S RO
6. The old man paid the boy some money for the newspaper.
S V IO OP
7. The company considers Mrr. Jones the best man for the job.
S OC OP
8. Her son became a famous musician because of her encouragement.
S SC OP
1-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS

1. apology : apologies
2. businessman : businessmen
3. sheep : sheep
4. bush : bushes
5. Negro : negroes/negros
6. quantity : quantities
7. tariff : tariffs
8. ox : oxen
9. fox : foxes
1. mosquito : mosquitoes
10. salmon : salmon
11. torch : torches
12. embargo : embargoes
13. species : species
14. dash : dashes
15. attorney : attorneys
16. hero : heroes
17. wharf : wharves/wharfs
18. valley : valleys
19. means : means
20. thief : thieves
21. volcano : volcanoes/volcanos
22. arch : arches
23. story : stories
24. memento : mementos/mementoes
25. quiz : quizzes
26. supply : supplies
27. epoch : epochs
28. studio : studios
29. bus : buses
30. fallacy : fallacies
31. wife : wives
1-3 FOREIGN PLURALS OF NOUNS

1. criterion : criteria
2. axis : axes
3. alumna : alumnae
4. alumnus : alumni
5. minutia : minutiae
6. stratum : strata
7. cactus : cactuses
8. nebula : nebulae/nebulas
9. datum : data
10. index : indices
11. chateau : chateaux/chateaus
12. thesis : theses
13. formula : formulas/formulae
14. hypothesis : hyphotheses
15. bacterium : bacteria
16. vertebra : vertebrae/vertebras
17. syllabus : syllabi/syllabuses
18. focus : foci
19. appendix : appendices/appendixes
20. emphasis : emphases
1-4 INFLECTED POSSESSIVE FORMS

1. Mr. Jones’s house has recently been sold.
2. The ship’s crew decided to go on strike.
3. He was irritated by his friends’ attitude.
4. The sun’s rays shine on all.
5. The hunter are now on deer’s trail.
6. The doctor is waiting for the X-ray technician’s report.
7. The earth’s distance from the moon is now known.
8. The two countries’ unwilingness to negotiate their differences may lead to warfare
between them.
9. This railroad’s reputation for safety and rehability has brought about its prosperity.
10. The baby’s hair is becoming lighter.
11. People are not deceived for long by that outrageous women’s lies.
1-5 COUNTABLE vs NONCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1. Informations
2. Literature
3. Vocabularies
4. Advertisings
5. Advertisements
6. Climates
7. Homeworks
8. Assignments
9. Slangs
10. Weathers
11. Clothings
12. Machinery
13. Machines
14. Propagandas
15. Equipments
16. Baseballs
17. Vegatations
18. Youngsters
19. Lumber
20. Stationeries
21. Luggages
22. Laughters
23. Traffic
24. Knowledges
25. Mankind
26. Sceneries
27. Architects
28. Engineerings
29. Technologies
30. Architectures
31. Skyscrapers
32. Committees
Use the noncountable singular noun or the countable plural noun. Do not use an
article with the singular noncountable noun.
1. Hair
2. Hairs
3. Fruit
4. Fruits
5. Strength, character
6. Strengths
7. Wine, beer
8. Wines
9. Experiences
10. Experiences
1-6 DERIVATION (1)

ADDING AGENT-DENOTING SUFFIXES
1. Collector
2. Dependent
3. Employer
4. Performer
5. Supplier
6. Visitor
7. Typer
8. Conqueror
9. Discovered
10. Inventiors
11. Sailent
12. Tourist
13. Farmer
14. Resident
15. Manager
16. Advisers
A person who is active in (or engages in) the field of____: (Use -ian, -ist, -eon, -er, -eer)
1. Biologist
2. Musician
3. Chemistrian
4. Physicist
5. Surgeon
6. Economist
7. Lawyer
8. Dentist
9. Engineer
10. Optometrist
11. Auctioneer
12. Statistician
13. Writer
14. Geologist
1-7 DERIVATION (2)
CHANGING THE STEM BEFORE NOUN SUFFIXES
1. Maintainance
2. Description
3. Disobedience
4. Extension
5. Success
6. Recognition
7. Reduction
8. Solution
9. Suspicion
10. Decision
11. Destruction
12. Explosion
13. Pronounciation
14. Omission
15. Comparison
16. Misconception
17. Explanation
18. Intention
19. Conquest
Nouns from Adjectives

1. Curiosity
2. Depth
3. Lenght
4. Strongness, noble
5. Generosity
1-8 DERIVATION (3)

DOUBLING FINAL CONSONANTS BEFORE NOUN SUFFIXES
1. Propeller
2. Goddes
3. Wedding
4. Beginning
5. Wrapper
6. Reference
7. Beggar
8. Occurrence
9. Baggie
10. Rubber
11. Difference
12. Deterrence
13. Drugging
14. Recurrence
15. Commital
1-9 DERIVATION (4)

ADDING NOUN SUFFIXES TO WORDS THAT END IN SILENT E
1. Association
2. Advertisement
3. Exposure
4. Civilization
5. Judgement
6. Interference
7. Retirement
8. Enclosure
9. Encouragement
10. Width
11. Operation
12. Idleness
13. Seizure
14. Writer
15. Responsbility
16. Receipt
17. Abridgement
18. Scarcity
19. Politeness
20. Argument
21. Safety
22. Hostility
1-10 DERIVATION (5)

CHANGING Y TO I BEFORE A CONSONANT OR A VOWEL
1. Burial
2. Application
3. Marriage
4. Trial
5. Holiness
6. Sleepiness
7. Variety
8. Loveliness
9. Livelihood
10. Laziness
11. Likelihood
12. Business
1-11 DERIVATION (6)

CHANGING VERBS OR ADJECTIVES TO NOUNS
1. Acquaintance
2. Gratification
3. Hate
4. Longing
5. Certainty
6. Critic
7. Parting
8. Indignation
9. Preference
10. Inferiority
11. Memory
12. Renunciation
13. Entrance
14. Hindrance
15. Injury
16. Admittance
1-12 AGREEMENT WITH VERBS (1)

1. Depends
2. Is
3. Practices
4. Marks
5. Are
6. Is
7. Are
8. Awakens
9. Is
10. Is
11. Consist
12. Is
13. Is
14. Is
15. Are
16. Is
1-13 AGREEMENT WITH VERBS (2) NOUNS ENDING IN S

1. Has
2. Is
3. Is
4. Are
5. Were
6. Have
7. Is
8. Is
9. Was
10. Have
11. Causes
12. Are
13. Is
14. Has
15. Are
1-14 AGREEMENT WITH VERBS (3) NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES

1. The age now are being provided cheap or free medical free
2. The young are often very impatient with their elders
3. The talented were encouraged to enter their paintings in the contest
4. The needy are now receiving enough to live on
5. The unemployed are entitled to apply for unemployment insurance
6. Only the very prominent were invited to the reception
7. After the terrible landslide that destroyed the village, the living were removed at
once, the dead left behind
8. In this school, the blind are being taught braille, the deaf are being taught how to
speak
9. The most aggressive among the strikers were in favor of prolonging the strike
10. The socially acceptable are the only ones who are ever invited to their home

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Quiz 1 : On pages 2-17

1-1 FUNCTION OF NOUNS

1. All the children in that family have bad manners.

1-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS

1-3 FOREIGN PLURALS OF NOUNS

1-4 INFLECTED POSSESSIVE FORMS

1-5 COUNTABLE vs NONCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1-6 DERIVATION (1)

Nouns from Adjectives

1-8 DERIVATION (3)

1-9 DERIVATION (4)

1-10 DERIVATION (5)

1-11 DERIVATION (6)

1-12 AGREEMENT WITH VERBS (1)

1-13 AGREEMENT WITH VERBS (2) NOUNS ENDING IN S

1-14 AGREEMENT WITH VERBS (3) NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES

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