1. Jobs of Nouns
Because nouns name many things, nouns have different jobs in sentences.

2. Nouns as Subjects Nouns are often subjects
A subject tells whom or what a sentence is about.
Nouns are often subjects
Examples:
Pamela sang a song at her sister's wedding.
(To determine the subject, ask who or what the sentence is about.)
Before visiting the library, Stephen did considerable research on-line.
(To determine the subject, ask who or what is doing or being.)
California continues to lead the nation in population growth.
(Ask yourself what the topic of the sentence is.)

3. Practice: write the sentence and underline the noun as subject.
Nouns as Subjects
Practice: write the sentence and underline the noun as subject.
Remember :
Who or what the sentence is about
Who or what is doing or being
What is the topic of the sentence
theater
Once a center of activity, the theater has fallen into disrepair.
2. Griffin's soccer ball rolled into the street.
3. The flavor of parsnips is improved by roasting.
Freedom should not betaken for granted.
Democracy allows every citizen access to the political process.
ball
flavor
Freedom
Democracy

4. - A complement is a word that completes the meaning of a verb.
Nouns as Complements
- A complement is a word that completes the meaning of a verb.
Three (3) kinds of complements:
1. Predicate nouns
2. Direct objects
Indirect objects

5. Nouns as Complements Type of Complement Meaning of Complement
Examples of complement nouns
Renames, identifies, or defines the subject after a linking verb.
Predicate Noun
Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father of our country
Names the receiver of the action after an action verb.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Direct Object
Mom gave my brother a miniature replica of the Liberty Bell.
Indirect Object
Tells to whom or what or for whom or what an action is done.

6. Nouns as Complements
Practice: write the sentence, underline the subject, and write PN over the predicate noun. ( Renames, identifies, or defines the subject after a linking verb.)
subject
Predicate noun
1. Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer.
subject
Predicate noun
2. Gerald Ford became President of the United States.
subject
Predicate noun
3. These men are reporters.
subject
Predicate noun
4. Freckles is a famous book by Gene Stratton-Porter.
subject
Predicate noun
5. Opportunities are the offers of God.

7. Steps to find the direct object:
Direct Objects
Only found in sentences with ACTION VERBS
A word or group of words that names the receiver of the action of an action verb
Steps to find the direct object:
Step 1:
Find the verb.
Step 2:
_(insert verb) what?_
Step 3:
Your answer is your direct object

8. Find the direct object in the following sentence.
“Bill Gates owns a very technologically advanced house.”
Step 1: Find the verb.
OWNS____________________
Step 2: (insert verb from above) what or whom?
Step 3: HOUSE ___________________
(The answer is your direct object.)

9. Nouns as Complements
Practice: write the sentence, underline the subject, find and circle verb, ask what for the DO write DO over the Direct Object. (Names the receiver of the action after an action verb.)
subject
VERB DO
1. Matthew always serves a cake after dinner.
subject DO
VERB
2. Christine discovered books hidden under the staircase.
subject
VERB DO
3. Randall will carry the students' papers to his office.
subject DO
VERB
4. The police have arrested the man who committed the robberies.
subject
VERB DO
5. A diploma offers considerable opportunities.

10. Steps to find the indirect object:
Indirect Objects
A word or group of words that tells to whom/what or for whom/what
an action is being performed
Steps to find the indirect object:
Step 1: Find the verb.
Step 2: (insert verb) “what?”
Your answer is your direct object
Step 3:
Ask to whom/what OR for whom/what that (insert direct object) is being (insert verb)
NOTE: Not all sentences will have an indirect object

11. Find the direct object and the indirect object in the following sentence:
“The house gives its inhabitants a high level of comfort and convenience.”
Step 1: Find the verb.
________gives___________________
Step 2: (insert verb from above) what or whom?
_________comfort and convenience___________
(Answer is your direct object)
Step 3: Ask to whom/what OR for whom/what that (insert direct object from above) is being (insert verb from above).
_________its inhabitants__
(Answer is your indirect object)

12. Nouns as Complements
Practice: write the sentence, underline the subject, write DO over the Direct Object, and write IO over the Indirect Object. (Tells to whom or what or for whom or what an action is done.)
subject IO DO
1. Alice gave Tracy her coat to hold.
subject IO DO
2. Stephen offered his brother a chance to win a million dollars.
subject IO DO
3. The director assigned the team a project that everyone else had refused. . IO DO DO
subject DO
4. Race organizers gave the runners a banana, a bottle of water and a t-shirt.
subject IO DO
5. The detective showed the witness a picture of a possible suspect in the assault. .

13. Nouns as Object of Prepositions
- An object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition.
Example:
Paul Revere left on his ride.
Object of Preposition
Preposition

14. Objects of the Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows a relation between a noun or pronoun
to another word in the sentence.
The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun
that comes after the preposition.
Step 1:
Find the preposition.
Step 2:
_(insert preposition) what?_
Step 3:
Your answer is your object of the preposition

15. Preposition Chant About Above After For From In Into Against Along
Among
Around
Like
Near Of
Off On
Over
Through At
Before
Behind
Below
Beside
Between
Beyond To
Towards
Under By
Down
During
Except
Across
Beneath

16. Find the preposition and the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
“Tammy left her shoes beside the pool.”
Step 1: Find the preposition
___BESIDE_________________
Step 2: (Insert preposition) “what?”
____POOL_________________

17. Practice: 1. Write a sentence for each preposition below. 2
Practice: 1. Write a sentence for each preposition below. 2. Include your own object of the preposition in each sentence Underline the subject and object of the preposition. 4. Write OP over the object of the preposition. ON
AGAINST
BEHIND
AROUND
BELOW
OVER
SUBJ PREP OP
Example: I left my coat inside the closet.