
The Functions of Nouns
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English, Other
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10th - 12th Grade
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Kerry Parsons
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The Functions of Nouns
Every noun is grammatically doing something in a sentence, and that something is called that noun's "function". Here's a lesson on the various functions nouns perform in sentences.
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The Subject
Please watch the video on the following slide.
Then take the quiz on the slide that follows the video.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the subject in the following sentence: The mailman delivers mail all day to the neighborhood.
the noun "mail"
the noun "day"
the noun "mailman"
the noun "neighborhood"
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the subject in the following sentence: From the porch of his house, the old man watched the kids play.
the noun "porch"
the noun "man"
the noun "house"
the noun "kids"
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Multiple Select
Choose the noun which expresses the subject in the following sentence: The dogs and the birds both scattered the seed everywhere.
the noun "dogs"
the noun "seed"
the noun "birds"
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the subject in the following sentence: The owners took their new computer to the park and lost it.
the noun "computer"
the pronoun "it"
the noun "park"
the noun "owners"
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Direct Objects & Indirect Objects
Please watch the video on the following slide.
Then take the quiz on the slide that follows the video.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the direct object in the following sentence: The mailman delivers mail all day to the neighborhood.
the noun "mail"
the noun "day"
the noun "mailman"
the noun "neighborhood"
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the direct object in the following sentence: From the porch of his house, the old man watched the kids play.
the noun "porch"
the noun "man"
the noun "house"
the noun "kids"
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the direct object in the following sentence: The dogs and the birds both scattered the seed everywhere.
the noun "dogs"
the noun "seed"
the noun "birds"
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Multiple Choice
Choose the noun which expresses the indirect object in the following sentence: The owners took their new computer to the repairman who fixed it.
the noun "computer"
the pronoun "it"
the noun "repairman"
the noun "owners"
The Functions of Nouns
Every noun is grammatically doing something in a sentence, and that something is called that noun's "function". Here's a lesson on the various functions nouns perform in sentences.
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