A passage from The Brothers Karamazov is analyzed to identify nouns. There are 10 nouns identified in the passage: tears, complaints, house, sink, debauchery, servant, family, Grigory, Mitya, and care. Each noun is then analyzed for its grammatical form and function within the sentence. The analysis provides insights into how the nouns are used from a grammatical perspective.

1. Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.

2. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

3. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

4. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

5. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

6. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

7. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

8. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

9. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

10. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

11. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

12. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

13. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family,
Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.
There are ten nouns in this sentence.
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all nouns:

14. 1. tears
2. complaints
3. house
4. sink
5. debauchery
6. servant
7. family
8. Grigory
9. Mitya
10. care
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the nouns selected for form and function:

15. 1. tears
Form: NOUN (part of a compound object that
follows the possessive determiner HIS)
Function: NOMINAL (object of the
preposition WITH)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the nouns selected for form and function:

16. 2. complaints
Form: NOUN (contains the noun-making
derivational morpheme -T; part of a
compound object that follows the possessive
determiner HIS)
Function: NOMINAL (object of the
preposition WITH)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the nouns selected for form and function:

17. 3. house
Form: NOUN (follows the possessive
determiner HIS)
Function: NOMINAL (direct object of the
participle TURNING)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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18. 4. sink
Form: NOUN (follows the indefinite article A)
Function: NOMINAL (object of the
preposition INTO)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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19. 5. debauchery
Form: NOUN (contains the noun-making
derivational morpheme -ERY)
Function: NOMINAL (object of the
preposition OF)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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20. 6. servant
Form: NOUN (contains the noun-making
derivational morpheme -ANT; follows the
indefinite article A and the adjectival
FAITHFUL)
Function: NOMINAL (subject of the clause)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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21. 7. family
Form: NOUN (follows the definite article THE)
Function: NOMINAL (object of the
preposition OF)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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22. 8. Grigory
Form: NOUN (proper name)
Function: NOMINAL (appositive of A
FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE FAMILY)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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23. 9. Mitya
Form: NOUN (proper name)
Function: NOMINAL (direct object of TOOK)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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24. 10. care
Form: NOUN (follows the possessive
determiner HIS)
Function: NOMINAL (object of the
preposition INTO)
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov
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25. For Discussion:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
How would you analyze and categorize he and one?
Are these nouns?
Nouns from The Brothers Karamazov

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