Question

remember: nouns can be identified by asking the following questions: a. is it a person, place, thing, or idea? b. does it make sense to say \the ______?\ c. can it belong to someone? identify which of the underlined words in these sentences are nouns. then tell which of the above questions best helps you decide (a, b, or c.) 1. the rain started at nightfall, just after we arrived at our home. it had taken us twelve hours to drive the beat up mini - van back from los angeles, and we were all ready for bed. remember: only verbs can change tenses (past, present, future). identify which of the underlined words in these sentences are verbs. then change the tense to check your answer (write down both the original and tense - changed verb.) 2. lightning crackled in the distance. at about midnight, a power line across the road exploded, struck by lightning, and our lights all went out. exhausted as we were, we reluctantly hunted for flashlights and candles before going to bed. catalogue creator: the suffix \-ism\ means \doctrine or system of belief\ and sounds like \iz - um.\ how many words can you list that contain this suffix?

Explanation:

1. Nouns identification:

• "rain" is a thing, so question A helps identify it as a noun.
• "after" is a preposition, not a noun.
• "home" is a place, question A helps identify it as a noun.
• "hours" is a thing (a unit of time), question A helps identify it as a noun.
• "mini - van" is a thing, question A helps identify it as a noun.
• "Los Angeles" is a place, question A helps identify it as a noun.
• "ready" is an adjective, not a noun.

1. Verbs identification and tense - changing:

• "crackled" is a verb (past tense). Present tense: "crackles".
• "midnight" is a noun (a point in time), not a verb.
• "exploded" is a verb (past tense). Present tense: "explodes".
• "struck" is a verb (past tense). Present tense: "strikes".
• "went" is a verb (past tense). Present tense: "goes".
• "exhausted" is an adjective, not a verb.
• "hunted" is a verb (past tense). Present tense: "hunts".
• "going" is a gerund (verb - form used as a noun here), but the base verb is "go". Present tense: "go".

1. Words with "-ism" suffix: Examples include "capitalism", "socialism", "communism", "idealism", "realism".

Answer:

1. Nouns and identifying questions:

• rain (A)
• home (A)
• hours (A)
• mini - van (A)
• Los Angeles (A)

1. Verbs and tense - changes:

• crackled (Present: crackles)
• exploded (Present: explodes)
• struck (Present: strikes)
• went (Present: goes)
• hunted (Present: hunts)

1. Words with "-ism" suffix: capitalism, socialism, communism, idealism, realism