Types of nouns
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This task is about different types of nouns.
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This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
4
Curriculum info:
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Description of task:
This resource assesses grammar knowledge. Students complete a table giving definitions and examples of proper, common, collective, and abstract nouns.
Curriculum Links:
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
- demonstrate knowledge of how language works
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.Answers/responses:
| Y8 (08/2002) | |||
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1 mark (for both correct) 1 mark |
a) |
Proper nouns. Any 2 of:
A proper noun refers to a particular person, place, object, or period of time, rather than a general class of thing. |
moderate moderate |
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1 mark (for both correct) 1 mark |
b) |
Common nouns. Any 2 of:
A name of a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual. It is called "Common" because the name is common to all persons or things of the same kind. |
difficult moderate |
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1 mark (for both correct) 1 mark |
c) |
Collective nouns. Any 2 of:
A collective noun names a group or a collection of people, animals, or things. |
difficult moderate |
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1 mark (for both correct) 1 mark |
d) |
Abstract nouns. Any 2 of:
An abstract noun names things that cannot be touched, seen, smelt, heard, or tasted. |
difficult difficult |