Nouns and their jobs Persons, places, things and ideas AND HOW TO USE THEM

The Jobs Subject: To tell whom or what the sentence is about. Complement: To complete the meaning of a sentence. –HOW? »Predicate Noun »Direct Object »Indirect Object »Object of the preposition

Subjects Subjects tell who or what the sentence is about (or who/what is doing the verb) Examples –The food is very spicy. The subject noun is “food.” It tells what the sentence is about. –Margo and Simon biked to the mall. The subject nouns are “Margo” and “Simon.” Although mall is a noun, the sentence tells about Margo and Simon, not the mall.

More Examples The boy ran and jumped into the lake. –The “boy” is who is doing the action. It tells who the sentence is about. Tina’s dog ran barking down the street. –The “dog” is the subject of the sentence because the possessive noun (Tina’s) is used as an adjective and street is used as an object of a preposition.

Complements: Not the “You act nice” kind Completes the meaning of a verb Four ways a noun is used as a complement: –Predicate noun –Direct object –Indirect object –Objects of the Preposition

Predicate Nouns Renames, identifies, or defines the subject after a linking verb. (see LV review!) Predicate Noun Examples: –King Kong is a huge gorilla. –Ben Franklin was a Founding Father of the United States.

Linking Verbs Review Links subjects to the predicate –Most common linking verbs are the “to be” verbs: is, are, am, was, were, be, been, being. –Also, verbs that express condition: appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste.

Direct Objects Names the receiver of the action after an action verb. (answers what/who to the action verb) Direct Object Examples: –Dave threw the ball. (Dave threw WHAT?) –Mac hit Sam in the leg. (Mac hit WHO?) –We ate lunch at Paneras. (We ate WHAT?)

Indirect Objects Tells to whom or what or for whom or what an action is done. You CAN NOT have an indirect object without a direct object. Indirect Object Examples: –I gave Cindy the letter. –Sharon knitted Lisa a scarf for her birthday. –Randy and Kirk made Mr. Ford laugh.

Object of the Preposition The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition. It is normally the last word of a prepositional phrase. (See Preposition Review!) HELPFUL HINT –Possessive nouns (Kim’s, Rod’s) stand in for objects of the prepositions. Kim’s car is the ’68 Mustang. –(The car of Kim) is the ’68 Mustang. Rod’s garage is known for repairing classic cars. –(The garage of Rod) is known for repairing classic cars.

Object of the Preposition Object of the Preposition Examples: –The lake behind the blue house has sailboats. –The yachts are painted white with green trim. –The ducks and swans on the lake live there until September.

Preposition Review About Above Across After Against Along Among Around As At Before behind From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On Out Over Below Beneath Beside Between Beyond By Despite Down During Except For Past Through To Toward Under Until Up With Within Without

This is MY Noun Jingle You can shake it to the left And shake it to the right Find yourself a noun, And then recite: A noun names a person, A noun names a thing A noun names a place, Lets hear you sing: A person named Mary, A thing could be a ball A place is your house, But Ideas are comin’ to call. Don’t forget courage, And don’t lose your pride, When it comes to nouns, You got nothin’ to hide. Nouns name people, Nouns name things Nouns name places, And ideas start to swing.

Jingle continued Nouns can be objects, or subjects too. There isn’t a whole lot that nouns can’t do. Found in the predicate, or after a preposition Use good ones in your English composition! They can be direct, or indirect as well Nouns are what or who, the verbs do tell. So as we end, do the thing again! You can shake it to the left And shake it to the right Find yourself a noun, And call it a night!

Review Key Points Nouns can be subjects or complements Subjects tell who/what sentence is about. Complements are: –Predicate nouns (use LV to rename sub.) –Direct Objects (names the receiver of action) –Indirect Objects (answers TO Whom/what) –Objects of the Preposition (follows a prep.) Noun Jingle Writing Extra Credit -15 points