Functions of Noun

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with Ms. Jzaninna Sol Bagtas

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There are plenty of tomatoes in
the fridge. You (mustn't,
needn't, may not, should not)
buy any.
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3. Needn't

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The teacher said we (can, needn't,
must, should) read this book for our
own pleasure as it is optional.
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5. Can

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(May, Need, Must, Can) you stand on
your head for more than a minute?
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7. Can

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Drivers (could, must, may) stop
when the traffic lights are red.
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9. Must

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Take an umbrella. It (need, should,
mustn't, might) rain later.
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11. Might

12. Tell me
more!

13. Functions
of Noun
Lesson
for Today
English Class | Batia High School

14. NOUN
A noun is a word that
refers to a thing (book),
a person (Betty
Crocker), an animal
(cat), a place (Omaha),
a quality (softness), or
an idea (justice).

15. 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.
SUBJECT

16. SUBJECT
Billy went to the grocery
store.

17. a noun that comes in the
predicate of the sentence
after a linking verb and
renames the subject.
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

18. There must be a linking
verb to have a predicate
nominative
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

19. George is an
astronaut.
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

20. The direct object is the noun
that receives or gets the
action of the verb.
Direct Object

21. Naomi caught the
ball.
Direct Object

22. The indirect object is the
noun that receives or
gets the direct object.
Indirect Object

23. My mother gave
the baby its bottle.
Indirect Object

24. The object complement is the
noun that comes after the
direct object and completes the
object’s meaning.
Object Complement

25. My father called the
firefighter a hero.
Object Complement

26. The object of the
preposition is the noun
that completes the
meaning of a preposition.
OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION

27. The beaver dived
into the river.
OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION

28. The appositive is the noun
placed beside another noun
to rename or give more
information about it.
APPOSITIVES

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

30. Nouns that name the person
spoken to in the sentence.
DIRECT ADDRESS

31. You need to let her go, Rey.
DIRECT ADDRESS

32. Exercise
Identify the function of the underlined nouns.
1. The jury found the
defendant guilty.
Exercise

33. Exercise
Identify the function of the underlined nouns.
2. We will hand Jerry, the
winner, the keys to his new
car.
Exercise

34. Exercise
Identify the function of the underlined nouns.
3. In the driveway sat two
old cars.
Exercise

35. Exercise
Identify the function of the underlined nouns.
5. The committee elected
MacKenzie its new CEO.
Exercise