This document discusses grammar basics related to nouns. It defines a noun as a word that names a person, place, thing, animal, idea or event. It then explains the different functions a noun can have in a sentence including direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, subject complement and appositive. It also covers how to make most nouns plural by adding "s" or "es" and provides examples of identifying noun functions in sentences.

2. Grammar Basics

3. What is a Noun?

6. • In the simplest sense, a noun is any word that
names people, things, animals, places,
events, or ideas.
• Jack Gleeson, the actor who plays
as Joffrey in Game of Thrones, was
the boy saved by Batman in Batman Begins.

8. PP 4-4a
Direct Object
A direct object often involves a noun that
receives the action of a verb. A direct
object appears after the verb. Direct
objects may be singular or plural.
The administrator requested new
computers.
Function of Nouns

9. Subject + Direct Object
Verb + what/whom?

10. Indirect Object
PP 4-4b
An indirect object usually appears before a
direct object and directly after a verb in a
sentence. Indirect objects usually follow verbs
such as buy, sell, send, ask, give.
I bought Susy a desk for her computer.
Function of Nouns

11. The boy kissed his sister.
The boy gave his sister a kiss.
Subject DO
Subject DOIO
Verb + to/for whom-for what?

12. PP 4-4b
Object of a Preposition
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition,
the object of the preposition, which is a noun or
pronoun, and its modifiers. More than one
prepositional phrase may appear in a sentence.
The seminar focused on using the Internet
and its use in small businesses.
Function of Nouns

14. Subject Complement/Predicate
Word
PP 4-4c
A subject complement (predicate
noun/nominative) follows a linking verb
and renames the subject.
Jose is our new technician.
Function of Nouns

16. PP 4-4c
Appositive
The term appositive means one noun
renames another noun or pronoun. The
appositive immediately follows the noun it
renames.
Jennifer, our new technician,
recommends that we update our
software.
Function of Nouns

18. PP 4-5
To form plurals of most common and proper nouns, add
S/ES to the singular nouns.
Plural forms of Nouns

22. Write the nouns in each sentence and identify its function
Pair work

24. Subject
Subject
Subject
Subject
Subject
DO
DO
DOIO
OP
OP
OP
PN
OP
OP

25. Subject
S
Subject
Subject
S
DO
DO
OP
OP
OP
OP
OP
P. nominative
PN