What are the 5 jobs of nouns?

Answer 1

A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.

A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause and the object of a verb or a preposition.

Examples:

Noun subject of sentence: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

Noun subject of clause: The cookies that Aunt Jane made are for Jack and Jill.

Noun direct object of verb: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

Noun indirect object of verb: Aunt Jane made the childrencookies.

Noun object of preposition: Aunt Jane made cookies for the children.

A noun can function as a predicate nominative(subject complement), a noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.

A noun as predicate nominative: Jack and Jill are twins.

A noun can functions as an object complement, a noun that follows and modifies or refers to a direct object.

A noun as object complement: Jack and Jill love their aunt, Jane.

A noun can function as a noun of direct address, the name of or a noun for the person spoken to.

A noun of direct address: Aunt Jane, may I have a cookie?

A noun can function as a possessive noun to indicate ownership, possession, origin or purpose.

A possessive noun: Aunt Jane's cookiesare the best.

A noun can function as an adjective to describe another noun, this is called an attributive noun. Example:

Noun as adjective: Aunt Jane made almond cookies.

A noun is can function as a word to group other nouns, this is called a collective noun. Example:

A collective noun: Aunt Jane made a batchof cookies.

Answer 2

The main functions of a noun in a sentence are:

• as the subject of a sentence or a clause,
• as the object of a verb or a preposition.

Examples:

Noun subject of sentence: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

Noun subject of clause: The cookies that Aunt Janemade are for Jack and Jill.

Noun object of verb: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

Noun object of preposition: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

Answer 3

A noun clause is a group of words that contains a noun or pronoun and a verb but is an incomplete thought that can't stand on it's own.

A noun clause performs the same functions in a sentence that a noun does:

• subject of a sentence
• direct object of a verb
• indirect object of a verb
• object of a preposition
• subject complement
• adjective complement

Answer 4

A noun functions as:

1. the subject of a sentence
2. the subject of a clause
3. the direct object of a verb
4. the indirect object of a verb
5. the object of a preposition
6. a predicate nominative (subject complement)
7. an object complement
8. a noun of direct address

Answer 5

Subject,direct object, object of the preposition,predicate noun,indirect object

Answer 6

Nouns are used as the subject and the object of sentences or clauses.