(1)Everything I know about gardening I learned from my good friend Sandy.(2)When I first moved from Iowa to Georgia last May, I tried planting a vegetable garden right away.(3)As I happily weeded the ground I thought to myself, "My garden's produce will be here in a few weeks! I a going to be eating homegrown food in no time!"(4)A few weeks later, when I was digging up seeds that had not even sprouted yet, Sandy came over to introduce herself with a basket of fresh produce from her garden. ....I'm not going to put the whole story because I don't feel like typing it all up.
1. Which of these sentences includes a possessive noun?
A. sentences 3
B. sentences 4
C. sentences 9
D. sentences 10
2. which of the following nouns from the selection is a proper noun?
A. garden
B. soil
C. sandy
D. environment
3.Which principal part of the verb to dig appears in sentences 4?
A. present
B. past
C. present participle
D. past participle
I have NO Idea what the answers are so I guessed
1.D
2.B
3.A
1. No idea since there's no sentence 10 here.
2. No.
3. No.
Read and study:
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/verbs.htm#verb
Scroll down to "Four Verb Forms" and study this in order to answer #3.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/propernoun.htm
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/possessives.htm
1.A NOT D
1. A. yes
2.C
3.C
im not to sure about 3
2. C Yes
3. C No
Look at the chart on the webpage I gave you for verbs. Then look at the verb as instructed. Which of those 4 forms does that verb match?
To answer these questions, let's analyze the given sentences one by one:
1. Which of these sentences includes a possessive noun?
A possessive noun shows ownership or possession. Looking at the options:
A. Sentence 3: "My garden's produce will be here in a few weeks! I am going to be eating homegrown food in no time!" Here, "garden's" is a possessive noun, indicating ownership. So, the answer is A.
2. Which of the following nouns from the selection is a proper noun?
A proper noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing. Looking at the options:
A. "Garden" is a common noun, as it does not refer to a specific garden.
B. "Soil" is also a common noun, as it does not refer to a specific soil.
C. "Sandy" refers to the specific person, Sandy, who is the friend mentioned in the text. Therefore, the answer is C.
3. Which principal part of the verb to dig appears in sentence 4?
The principal parts of the verb "to dig" are "dig" (present tense), "dug" (past tense), and "digging" (present participle).
Analyzing sentence 4: "A few weeks later, when I was digging up seeds that had not even sprouted yet..." Here, the word "digging" is the present participle form of the verb, indicating that it is happening in the present. So, the answer is C.
Correct answers:
1. A
2. C
3. C