Functions of Noun

dog

"He bought the dog a kennel." What is the indirect object in the sentence?

news

"He gave me the news." What is the indirect object in the sentence?

He

"He is writing." What is the subject in the sentence?

store

"He pulled the little red wagon to the store." What is the object of the preposition in the sentence?

office

"I saw him in his office." What is the object of the preposition in the sentence?

Stephanie

"I sent Stephanie the camera." What is the indirect object in the sentence?

valedictorian

"Miguel, the valedictorian, will deliver the commencement oration." What is the appositive in the sentence?

car

"Mr. Liu washed the car." What is the direct object in the sentence?

Ann

"My sister, Ann, is in town for the reunion." What is the appositive in the sentence?

The children

"The children are playing joyfully." What is the subject?

delicious

"The meat balls delicious." What is the subject of complement in the sentence?

The monkeys

"The monkeys destroyed the garden." What is the subject in the sentence?

object of the preposition

The ___________ is the function of a noun or pronoun that comes at the end of a prepositional phrase and answers the question who or what.

direct object

The ___________ is the noun or pronoun that comes after the predicating verb and answers the question who or what.

object complement

The _____________________________is the function of a noun/pronoun or adjective that follows the direct object and renames or identifies the direct object.

subject complement

The _____________________is the function of a noun or adjective that renames or modifies the subject that is connected by a linking verb to it.

indirect object

The _____is the function of a noun or pronoun that tells to whom or for whom something is done or given.

subject

The_____________ of a sentence is the function of the noun or pronoun that comes before the predicating verb and answers the question who or what. It tells who or what the sentence is talking about.

retained object

___________ a noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a passive verb.

appositive

__________________ is the function of a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.