Nouns

The Five Jobs of a NounReview and practice for remembering

how to identify these jobs.

Word that names

A Person

An An IdeaIdea

OR

Kinds of NounsKinds of Nouns

The Job of a Noun

• A noun can work as:–A subject–Direct object–Indirect Object–Object of a Preposition–Predicate Nominative

Nouns as Subjects

• Nouns can be the who or the what of the verb. • Identify the verb of the sentence and then ask

who? Or what of the verb?• Example:

Danny gave Jimmy a card for his birthday.–Gave is the verb. Ask who or what gave?–The answer = Danny. –Danny is our subject.

*Subjects can be pronouns as well. All sentences will have a subject.

Nouns as a Direct Object

• A direct object receives the action of the verbExample:

Danny gave Jimmy a card for his birthday.–Find the subject and the verb and ask what?–Danny (S) + gave(V) what?–The answer = card.–Card is our direct object and is a noun.

*Direct objects can also be pronouns. Not all sentences will have direct objects.

Nouns as an Indirect Object• A indirect object receives the direct object.Example:

Danny gave Jimmy a card for his birthday.–Find the subject, the verb, and the direct object, then ask to whom?–Danny + gave + card to whom?–The answer = Jimmy–Jimmy is the indirect object and a noun.

*Indirect objects can be pronouns as well. Not all sentences will have indirect objects.

Nouns as the Object of the Preposition

• The object of a preposition is a noun that follows the preposition to complete its meaning.

Example:Danny gave Jimmy a card for his birthday.–Locate the preposition and move to the right in the sentence to identify the next noun that is unnamed.–For is a preposition.–Move to the right – the next available noun is birthday.–Birthday is a noun and the object of the preposition.

*Objects of the preposition can be pronouns as well. Sentences can have none or many prepositions and objects of the prepositions.

Nouns as the Predicate Nominative

• Predicate nominatives are found in sentences that contain linking verbs (is, are, was, were).

• A predicate nominative will rename the subject of the sentence.

Example:Mrs. Walter is an English teacher.– Teacher is a predicate nominative because it

renames who Mrs. Walter is. Teacher is a noun.

NOUNS have powerful jobs in sentences.

Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, object of the Prepositions, or predicate nominatives.

Person, place, thing, or idea.