NOUN
- Refers to or name of person, place, thing, idea, animal, action, quality and a point in time. It helps people identify what they are thinking or talking about.
Person – Mark, Jean, teacher, boy, vendor
Place - school, Asia, country, library,
Thing - (Living thing & non – living thing you can see)
Book, car, flower, pencil, jewelry, box
Idea - ( Ideas and things that you cannot usually see)
Success, health, joy , anger, fairness, liberty
Animal - dog, lizard, leopard, rabbit, deer, rooster
Quality - Kindness, beauty, leadership
Time - today, yesterday
A. Uses of Nouns
- Subject – one being talked about or the doer of the action
Example: Dhess is crying.
S
- Direct Object – receiver of the action, it answers the question who OR what.
Example : Mr. Sonny Cortez teaches Natsci.
S D.O.
- Indirect Object – it answers the question whom AND what.
Example : The committee sent Rhenz his papers.
S I.O. D.O.
- Predicate Nominative – follows a form of the be verb
(is, was, were, been) and repeats or renames
the subject.
Example: The leader of the group is Jolly.
S P.N.
- Object of the Preposition – introduced by a
preposition
Example: Jerrah puts the cellphone beside the cabinet.
S D.O. O.P.
- Appositive – is a word that renames the noun
that it follows and it always follows a comma.
Example: Dr. Lourdes Trajano, dean of the Education
S App. O.P.
- Objective Compliment – It modify the direct object
Example: They called the baby Theresa.
D.O. O.C.
- Subjective Compliment – noun is placed after the
linking verb.
Example: Mauricio Domogan is the mayor of Baguio.
S S.C. O.P.
- Direct Address – addressing a person
Example: Prencess, you are required to see the principal.
D.A. S D.O.
ACTIVITY: Identify and underline the Nouns in the sentences
and label them according to how they were used.
1. Kevin, grow up!.
2. The DOJ filed a case against Cong. Mickey Arroyo.
3. Life remains a great mystery.
4. The salesman sold the company many cellular phones.
5. Thermal springs mean hot springs.
6. Mr. Bernardo Vergara, congressman of Baguio City.
7. God blessed the people.
8. Science has brought us greater comforts.
9. Archeologist work on ancient objects.
10. The lead guitarist is Cleon.
11. Manny Pacquiao is the greatest boxer of the world.
12. Osama Bin Laden is dead.
13. We consider our puppy our baby.
14. Dogs and birds make excellent pet.
15. My husband brought flowers for mother.
16. The court commanded silence.
KEY ANSWERS:
1. Kevin, grow up!
D.A.
2. The DOJ filed a case against Cong. Mickey Arroyo.
S D.O. O.P.
3. Life remains a great mystery.
S D.O.
4. The salesman sold the company many cellular phones.
S I.O. D.O.
5. Thermal springs mean hot springs.
S D.O.
6. Mr. Bernardo Vergara, congressman of Baguio City.
S App. O.P.
7. God blessed the people..
S D.O.
8. Science has brought us greater comforts.
S I.O. D.O.
9. Archeologist work on ancient objects.
S O.P.
10. The lead guitarist is Cleon.
S P.N.
11. Manny Pacquiao is the greatest boxer of the world.
S D.O. O.P.
12. Osama Bin Laden is dead.
S
13. We consider our puppy our baby
D.O. O.C.
14. Dogs and birds make excellent pet.
S
15. My husband brought flowers for mother.
S D.O. O.P.
16. The court commanded silence.
S D.O.
17. The teacher, my uncle, assigns many homework.
S App. D.O.
18. The book is in the cabinet.
S O.P.
19. Aurea Ayson is the prime minister of Student Parliament
S S.C. O.P.
20. The painter painted a beautiful sunset.
S D.O.
