 Edit for Correct Noun Endings
If you can name it, it's a noun! Practice A: Understanding the Intended Sense of a Noun In the practice activity below, do three things: • Click the subject that goes with the verb frame; • Select the verb that agrees with the subject; • Identify the noun type of the subject as it is used in the sentence. [Open Dictionary][Close Dictionary] [open new window] |
| 1. | CorruptionCorruption the presidency of Chen Shui-bian in Taiwan. | |
| 2. | A panelpanel of doctors to assess whether hundreds of thousands of patients with kidney disease are being overtreated with drugs for anemia. | |
| 3. | According to a U.S. report, the Iraqi insurgencyinsurgency funds to sustain itself. | |
| 4. | EvidenceEvidence in a British terror trial a look at a cell's inner workings. | |
| 5. | CompaniesCompanies like Wal-Mart discounted prices. | |
| 6. | LaptopsLaptops less expensive all the time. | |
| 7. | A former Russian premier has fallen ill, and poisoningpoisoning as a possible cause. | |
| 8. | According to a full-page newspaper ad, Sprint's mobile broadband broadband five times faster than Cingular's EDGE. DefinitionA broadband is a network consisting of a continuous, wide range of frequencies. | |
| 9. | Mexico's deep political dividedivide doubt on newly-elected President Calderon's ability to govern. | |
| 10. | The left-wing oppositionopposition a leftist leader, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who was a strong anti-poverty campaigner. | |
| 11. | The poorThe poor the election was stolen. | |
| 12. | The leading producerproducer of microchips, Intel, a $400 laptop computer for schools. | |
| 13. | A researcher at MIT is trying to develop a $100 computer for children in the third world. Its solid-state memorymemory, as opposed to a hard drive, for very low use of energy. | |
| 14. | Its icon-based interfaceinterface to give children a simpler view of the computer's programs and documents. | |
| 15. | A prominent New York architectural firm border stations between New York and Canada. |