This ESL/EFL handout uses the topic of different cities in Spain to explain the uses of nouns as subject, object of verb, and object of preposition. It is for beginning English language learners.

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Cities In Spain
Nouns as Subject, Object of a Verb, Object of a Preposition
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Lalo is a student. Lalo is a student.
Lalo lives in Seville. Lalo = person Lalo = noun
student = person student = noun
Seville is a city.
Seville = place Seville = noun
Seville is a city. The bridge is in the park.
The bridge is in the park. bridge = thing bridge = noun
park = place park = noun
A noun can be the subject of a
Carmen is a teacher. sentence.
Carmen lives in Valencia.
Carmen is a teacher.
Carmen = subject
A noun can be the object of a verb.
Valencia is a city.
city = object of verb
Valencia is a city. A noun can be the object of a
Valencia is a city in Spain.
preposition.
Valencia is a city in Spain.
Spain = object of preposition
Some common prepositions are:
in, on, near.
This free handout is available at http://sites.google.com/site/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S. Watson.
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Underline the subject in these sentences.
1. Evita is a student.
2. Paula lives in Madrid.
3. Bilbao is a city.
4. San Sebastian is a city.
5. Carlos reads an English book.
6. The book is on the table.
Underline the object of the verb in these sentences.
1. Carlos is a student.
2. Carlos studies English.
3. Carlos reads a book.
4. San Sebastian is a city.
5. Spain is a country.
6. Valencia is a city in Spain.
Underline the object of the preposition in these sentences.
1. San Sebastian is near the ocean.
2. Granada is a city in Spain.
3. Seville is in Andalusia.
4. Andalusia is in Spain.
5. Seville is a city in Andalusia.
6. Valencia is near the ocean.
7. The book is on the desk.
8. The book is in the backpack.
This free handout is available at http://sites.google.com/site/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S. Watson.
Photos: 1. Graur Razvan Ionut; 2. Bob Watson; 3. www.FreeDigitalPhots.net; 4. Bob Watson