Review Noun Positions

1. Type of Noun Definition Example Explanation
Predicate nominative
(P.N.)
A noun that follows the linking verb
and renames or explains the subject
Amanda was the leader. (PN)
Amanda=leader
Direct object
(D.O.)
A noun that follows an action verb
and receives the action from the verb.
Cleopatra lost her kingdom.
(DO)
Because lost is an action verb, there may be a
direct object. Cleopatra lost what? Cleopatra
lost kingdom. Kingdom is the direct object.
Indirect object
(I.O.)
A noun (not in the possessive case)
that precedes the direct object and
tells to whom or for whom, or to what
or for what the action of the verb is
done. The I.O. receives the direct
object.
Dad bought our car (I.O.) a
new battery (D.O.).
Dad bought what? A battery. Battery is the
D.O. Dad bought the battery for what? He
bought the battery for the car. Car is the
indirect object.
Objects of
Prepositions
(O.P.)
A prepositional phrase consists of a
preposition, its noun object, and any
modifiers. A prep. Phrase may have a
compound object.
The horses stood quietly
inside the huge corral (O.P.)
Inside is the preposition, and corral is the
object of the preposition.
Appositives
(A.P.)
An appositive follows a noun and
explains or identifies that noun.
Berlin, Germany’s largest city,
was once divided by a wall.
City is an appositive that identifies the noun
Berlin.
Nouns of Direct
Address
(D.A.)
The name of a person to whom a
sentence is directed. It is always set
off by commas.
Don’t sit down, Cooper, until
the ladies are seated.
The sentence is directed at Cooper. Cooper is
the noun of direct address (D.A.)