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Nouns and Their Jobs

Nouns and Their Jobs. Subjects, Predicate Nouns, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects. Nouns as the Subject . The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. The little puppy ran through the pet store. The Aztec Empire was located in the area now known as Mexico.

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Nouns and Their Jobs

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  1. Nouns and Their Jobs Subjects, Predicate Nouns, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects

  2. Nouns as the Subject • The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. • The little puppy ran through the pet store. • The Aztec Empire was located in the area now known as Mexico. • Mrs. Hopkins teaches sixth grade.

  3. Nouns as Complements • A complement is a word that completes the meaning of a verb. • There are three types of complements: • Predicate nouns • Direct objects • Indirect objects

  4. Predicate Nouns • Renames or defines the subject after a linking verb • Remember! A linking verb is a verb that links the subject to a word in the predicate. Many times, linking verbs are forms of the verb “be”. (Am, is, are, was, were, etc.) • The Aztecs were fierce warriors. • What were the Aztecs? They were warriors. • The animal trainer is a patient person. • A bareback rider is a skilled performer. *Note – Remember that you are looking for the NOUN, not the ADJECTIVE.

  5. Nouns as Direct Objects • Names the receiver of the action of the verb. • We took pictures of the clown. • What did we take? We took pictures. • She baked delicious biscuits in the morning. • What did she bake? She baked biscuits. • A famous composer wrote the music for the ballet. • What did the composer write? The composer wrote music.

  6. Nouns as Indirect Objects • Tells to whom or what or for whom or what an action is being done. • The Aztecs gave the Spanish gold and other precious goods. • The Aztecs gave gold to whom? They gave it to the Spanish. • Dad gave Matthew his camera. • Dad gave the camera to whom? He gave it to Matthew. • The trainer offered his animals treats in exchange for good behavior. • The trainer offered treats to what? The trainer gave treats to animals.

  7. More Practice • For more practice, complete the exercises on page 44 in the Language Network book. Below are some helpful links. • http://www.lessontutor.com/eesprednouns.html • http://www.grammaruntied.com/nouns/IDobject.html • http://www.kwiznet.com/p/takeQuiz.php?ChapterID=2287&CurriculumID=58&Num=1.2

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