Mastering Grammar Basics

What is the plural form of the word 'cactus'?

What is the plural form of the word 'analysis'?

What is the plural form of the word 'criterion'?

Which of the following is an example of an irregular noun?

What is the plural form of the word 'tooth'?

What is the function of a noun case?

What is the purpose of a relative pronoun?

Which of the following is true about collective nouns?

Which of the following is an example of a plural form subject with a singular meaning?

What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to work' in present tense?

Which of the following is NOT a type of verb?

Which of the following is a correct example of the present participle form of a verb?

Which of the following is an irregular verb?

Grammar Basics: Noun Plurals, Cases, and Pronouns

Nouns ending in "us" change to "i" in their plural form, such as cactus to cacti.
Nouns ending in "is" change to "es" in their plural form, such as analysis to analyses.
Nouns ending in "on" change to "a" in their plural form, such as criterion to criteria.
Some nouns do not change at all in their plural form, such as fish and sheep.
Irregular nouns change their spelling in their plural form, such as tooth to teeth and goose to geese.
Noun cases refer to a noun's function in a sentence, such as nominative as the subject and dative as the indirect object.
Pronouns take the place of a noun and must agree with their antecedent.
Personal pronouns change their forms for different genders, numbers, cases, and persons speaking.
Relative pronouns connect relative clauses to independent clauses, such as that, what, and who.
Demonstrative pronouns show or identify a noun that may be far or near in distance or time.
Indefinite pronouns show unspecified objects or people, such as everyone and anyone.
Pronoun-antecedent agreement is necessary for proper grammar, such as using a singular pronoun for a singular indefinite pronoun antecedent.