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FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS

Jovy T. Raymundo, LPT.


(SHS Teacher)
What are nouns for
 Nouns have seven functions or uses.
o simple subject
o predicate nominative
o direct object
o indirect object
o object complement
o object of the preposition
o appositive
SIMPLE SUBJECTS
• The simple subject is the noun that names the most important character or object in a
sentence. It names the character or object that the sentence is about.

• Billy went to the grocery store.


• Who is the main character (simple subject) in this sentence?
• Billy is the simple subject.

• My favorite t-shirt is from a concert.


• What is the main character (simple subject) in this sentence?
• T-shirt is the simple subject.

• Knowledge is gained through a good education.


• What is the main character (simple subject) in this sentence?
• Knowledge is the simple subject.
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

• The predicate nominative is the noun that comes in the predicate of the sentence after a linking verb and renames
the subject.
• There must be a linking verb to have a predicate nominative.
• George is an astronaut.
• What new name can George be called?
• Astronaut is the predicate nominative.
• Earning a good grade will always be my goal.
• What new name can earning a good grade be called?
• Goal is the predicate nominative.
• That team was a well-oiled machine.
• What new name can the team be called?
• Machine is the predicate nominative.
• Why are “is,” “will be,” and “was” typed in red?
• They are all linking verbs.
• What new name can “they” be called?
• Linking verbs is the predicate nominative.
DIRECT OBJECTS

• The direct object is the noun that receives or gets the action of the verb.
• There must be an action verb to have a direct object.
• Penny read a book.
(S) (V) (DO)

• What noun got read?


• Book is the direct object.

• The documentary taught the class some facts about reptiles.


• What noun got taught?
• Facts is the direct object.

• Who caught the ball?


• What noun got caught?
• Ball is the direct object.
• Why are “read,” “taught,” and “caught” typed in blue?
• They are all action verbs.
INDIRECT OBJECTS
• The indirect object is the noun that receives or gets the direct object.
• There must be an action verb and direct object to have an indirect object.
• The documentary taught the class some facts about reptiles.
(S) (V) ( IO ) ( DO )
• What noun got some facts?
• Class is the indirect object.

• My mother gave the baby its bottle.


() ( ) ( ) ( )

• What noun got its bottle?


• Baby is the indirect object.

• Aunt Ginny bought Theodore a present.


• What noun got a present?
• Theodore is the indirect object.

• Why are “facts,” “bottle,” and “present” typed in green?


• They are all direct objects.
• Notice that the indirect object always comes in between the action verb and direct object.
OBJECT COMPLEMENTS
• The object complement is the noun that comes after the direct object and completes the object’s meaning.
• There must be an action verb and direct object to have an object complement.
• My father called the firefighter a hero.
(S) (V) (DO) (OC)
• What noun did the firefighter get called?
• Hero is the object complement.
• The audience voted Janine the winner.
( ) ( ) () ( )
• What noun did Janine get voted?
• Winner is the object complement.
• Dad caught Joey lying.
( ) ( ) () ( )

• What noun did Joey get caught?


• Lying is the object complement.
• “Lying” may not seem like a noun, but “lying” names the thing Joey got caught doing.
OBJECTS OF THE PREPOSITION
• The object of the preposition is the noun that completes the meaning of a preposition.
• There must be a preposition in the sentence to have an object of the preposition.
• We went to the store.
(S) (V) (OP)
• Where did we go to?
• Store is the object of the preposition.

• The beaver dived into the river.


• Where did the beaver dive into?
• River is the object of the preposition.

• The man with the crying child looked desperately.


• What was the man with?
• Child is the object of the preposition.
• Why are “to,” “into,” and “of” typed in orange?
• They are all prepositions.
APPOSITIVES
• The appositive is the noun placed beside another noun to rename or give more
information about it.

• The Bellamy family lives at Wildwood, a lavish estate.


(S) (V) (P) (OP) (A)

• Jason, my cousin, is staying with us for a week.


• What noun gives more information about Jason?
• Cousin is the appositive.

• Jenny won’t sleep without Bertram, her stuffed bear.


• What noun give more information about Bertram?
• Stuffed bear is the appositive.
ONE LAST THOUGHT...
• There are seven different functions of nouns but remember that not every
function will be found in one sentence.

• The only function of a noun that must be somewhere in the sentence is the
simple subject.

• The other six functions (predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects,
object complements, objects of the preposition, and appositives) may or may not
be used in the sentence. It really depends on what the speaker or writer is saying.

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