1. Nouns and Their Jobs
Common and Proper, Singular and Plural, Possessive Nouns, Subjects, Predicate Nouns, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects

2. What Is a Noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. John
excitement
Rachel
glory
peanut
girl
satisfaction

3. Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Common nouns are NEVER capitalized.
Ex. people, home, state
A proper noun is the specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea. It is ALWAYS capitalized.
Ex. Larsen ,Louisiana, Taj Mahal

4. Singular and Plural Nouns
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5. Possessive Nouns
The possessive form of a noun shows ownership or relationship.
The divers waited outside the archaeologist's tent.
The tent belongs to the archaeologist.
NOUN
RULE
POSSESSIVE
SINGULAR
Mars
mound
Add an apostrophe and -s
Mars’s orbit
mound’s location
PLURAL ending in –s
temples
travelers
Add an apostrophe
temples’ treasures
travelers’ postcards
PLURAL not ending in –s
People
men
Add an apostrophe –s (pretend it is singular)
people’s goods
men’s shoes

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. How to Find the PN, DO, and IO
Step one: Find the verb.
Step two: Is the verb action or linking?
Step three: If the verb is linking, the following noun is the predicate noun. If the verb is action, continue following the steps.
Step four: If the verb is action, the “what” is the direct object. The receiver of the direct object is the indirect object.
Now, that’s confusing! Let’s practice!

12. How to Find the PN, DO, and IO
Carolyne is a very sweet girl. First, find the verb. ~is Next, is it action or linking? linking Girl must be the PN. John drove the car around the block. Find the verb. ~drove Action or linking? ~action John drove what? ~car (remember, the "what" is the DO) Car is the DO. Mrs. Miller gave the students a test on Friday afternoon. Find the verb. ~gave Action or linking? ~ action Mrs. Miller gave what? ~test (DO) To whom? ~students (students received the DO) Students is the IO. Note** The indirect object will always be between the action verb and the direct object. If the noun comes after the direct object, it isn't the indirect object. It is the object of the preposition.

13. More Practice
For more practice, complete the exercises on page 44 in the Language Network book. Below are some helpful links. l
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