Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing. There are several types of nouns including common nouns, proper nouns, singular nouns, plural nouns, possessive nouns, concrete nouns, and abstract nouns. Nouns can also serve different functions in a sentence such as subject, direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, object of preposition, appositive, objective complement, retained object, and noun of direct address.

1. What is noun?
Noun is a word used as the name of a
person, place or thing

2. Types of Noun

3. Common Noun
Is a noun which is given common to
person, place or thing
Examples :
I study english in campus
He is working at hotel
She had visited many countries

4. Proper Noun
Is noun which is given specific to
person, place, or thing
Always begins with a capital letter
Examples :
I study english in Oxford
He is working at JW Marriot
She had visited Japan, China and Korea

5. Singular Noun
Is noun that names one person, a place
or a thing
Examples :
I read a book
He has one radio
Does she bring a bag?

6. Plural Noun
Is noun that names more than one
person, place or thing
Examples :
I read many books
He has two radios
Does she bring some bags?

7. Possesive Noun
Is noun that shows ownership or some
similar relationship
It typically includes an apostrophe (‘)
or an apostrophe (‘) plus –s in the end of
noun
Examples :
It is David’s house
Annie’s brother are Nicky and Johnny

8. Concrete Noun
Is noun that you can experience
through your five senses : sight, smell,
hearing, taste and touch
Examples :
The teacher is writing with
boardmarker
This ice cream was made from milk

9. Abstract Noun
Is noun that names things you cannot
see, smell, hear, taste or touch
It refers to emotions, ideas, concepts
and etc
Examples :
It will bring shame on your family
I feel sorry for your lost

10. Collective Noun
Is noun that names for a collection or a
number of people or things
Examples :
A bunch of papers are on the desk
The committee refused my proposal

11. Functions of Noun

12. Subject
Is the person or element that is
performing the action of the verb
Which is responsible for carrying out
the event in the sentence
Examples :
My aunt reads a novel
I ate fried rice this morning
Every morning my mother cooks rice

13. Direct Object
The element in the sentence that the
subject is acting on is called the direct
object
The subject transfer the action of the
verb to the direct object
Examples :
She makes a sandwich
I love you
My brother asks a question to me

14. Indirect Object
The object being who receives the
direct object is called indirect object
Sentence with an indirect object
usually contain a direct object as well
Examples :
I give my brother some money
My brother is asking me a question
*underlined is indirect object
*bolded is direct object

15. Predicate Nominative
Is a noun that describes or renames the subject.
The predicate nominative can never be the object of
preposition and will always be in the nominative case
Predicate nominative can only be used when the
verb is intransitive (no direct object in the sentence)
Examples :
Mc Donalds is the best restaurant
Chelsea is a doctor
Gresik becames the favorite city in 2014

16. Object of Preposition
Noun connected into a sentence in a
preposition is called object preposition
It can’t be a subject, direct object or
predicate nominative
Preposition words : about, by, behind, in
front of, near, under
Examples :
• According to Tina, you’re so handsome
• Based on research, orange fruit have
vitamin E
• He stopped his car under the bridge

17. Appositive
Is a noun that defines or clarifies the
another noun in a sentence
Examples :
The movie we’re watching, Annabelle,
is really scary movie
My favorite cartoon character, Elsa, is a
very beautiful girl

18. Objective Complement
Is a noun that follows the direct object
and define or rename it
Examples :
I choose this kitty (to be) my pet
We elected him (to be) chairman
It defines as objective complement even if
without “to be”

19. Retained Object
Is an object in a passive contruction or
an object that is acted upon
Examples :
The door was closed by me
The kitty was choosen the pet by my
sister
*underlined is retained object
*bolded is subject

20. Noun of Direct Address
Is noun that used to refer to someone
directly. It always separated with comma
Examples :
Nicky, can you bring my books?
Class, take out your books
I would like your help, Thomas

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22. Vocabulary
• Abstract examples : love, hate, bigotry, acceptance, tyranny,
democracy, freedom, power, happiness, curiosity, peace,
maturity, deceit, trust, integrity, culture, patience, rage, calm,
anticipation, education, stupidity, safety, evil, progress,
shopping, and virtue
• Collective examples : class, jury, team, army, family, council,
group, audience
• Intransitive : tak berpelengkap (I ran, the water evaporates)
• Transitive : berpelengkap ( I watch a movie, She reads book)
• Preposition (kata depan)