Question

irregular plural nouns (pp. 56 - 59) read each sentence. write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence. 13. during the american revolution, the sound of soldiers’ (foot) rang through williamsburg. 14. many great american (hero) lived there. 15. they risked their (life) and fortunes in the struggle for liberty. 16. the (roof) of the old buildings sagged and collapsed. 17. cows and (sheep) grazed along the streets. possessive nouns (pp. 60 - 63) read each sentence. write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence. 18. (william goodwin) idea was to rebuild the city as a museum. 19. restoring williamsburg became his (life) goal. 20. in the 1920s, goodwin received a wealthy (man) help. 21. john d. rockefeller, jr., bought the (city) oldest buildings. 22. the museum had the local (residents) support. appositives (pp. 64 - 67) in each sentence, underline all of the words in the appositive. then circle the noun the appositive identifies or explains. 23. williamsburg, the country’s oldest living museum, is full of history. 24. many tourists, americans and foreigners, visit every year. 25. friendly hosts, townspeople in colonial dress, welcome the visitors. 26. colonial life, an important part of our history, has been saved forever.

Explanation:

1. The plural of "foot" is "feet".
2. The plural of "hero" is "heroes".
3. The plural of "life" is "lives".
4. The plural of "roof" is "roofs".
5. The plural of "sheep" is "sheep" (same form for singular and plural).
6. The possessive form of "William Goodwin" is "William Goodwin's".
7. The possessive form of "life" for this context is "life's".
8. The possessive form of "man" is "man's".
9. The possessive form of "city" is "city's".
10. The possessive form of "residents" (plural) is "residents'".
11. Appositive: "the country’s oldest living museum", noun it identifies: "Williamsburg".
12. Appositive: "Americans and foreigners", noun it identifies: "tourists".
13. Appositive: "townspeople in colonial dress", noun it identifies: "hosts".
14. Appositive: "an important part of our history", noun it identifies: "Colonial life".

Answer:

1. feet
2. heroes
3. lives
4. roofs
5. sheep
6. William Goodwin's
7. life's
8. man's
9. city's
10. residents'
11. Underline "the country’s oldest living museum", circle "Williamsburg"
12. Underline "Americans and foreigners", circle "tourists"
13. Underline "townspeople in colonial dress", circle "hosts"
14. Underline "an important part of our history", circle "Colonial life"