Noun Functions -

Directions: In each box provided, identify the function of the underlined noun (or pronoun, or adjective)
as one of the following:

subject (S) direct object ( DO) indirect object (IO) appositive (A)
objective complement (OC) subjective complement (SC) object of preposition (OP)

1. This specimen from the local environmental club is an excellent example of the
effects of pollution in our rivers.

specimen club example

2. My cat, Whiskers, has a brown ring on the end of his tail.

Whiskers ring end tail

3. In a loud voice, Marion called Phyllis a thief.

Marion Phyllis thief

4. By lunchtime, several people near the speaker had signed the petition on the
registration table.

lunch people speaker petition table

5. What did you say to him?

What you

6. Mr. Bubbles, the emcee on the show, handed the contestant the keys to a brand
new car.

emcee contestant keys car

7. In the corner of the room sat two enormous vases from Italy.

corner room vases

8. After the fire, the people in the village found the displaced family a
temporary home.

people village family home

9. At noon, there were fifty quarters in the jar on the counter.

noon quarters jar counter

10. Has Jim, your friend from Texas, found a garage for his new car yet?

Jim friend garage car

Noun Functions - Exercise 6

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answer you do not understand.

subject direct object indirect object object of preposition

appositive subjective complement objective complement

1. This specimen from the local environmental club is an excellent example of the effects
of pollution in our rivers.

specimen = subject club = object of preposition (from)

example = subjective complement

2. My cat, Whiskers, has a brown ring on the end of his tail.

Whiskers = apppositive ring = direct object

end = object of preposition(on) tail = object of preposition (of)

3. In a loud voice, Marion called Phyllis a thief.

Marion = subject Phyllis = direct object thief = objective complement

4. By lunchtime, several people near the speaker had signed the petition on the
registration table.

lunchtime = object of preposition (by) people = subject

speaker = object of preposition (near)
petition = direct object table = object of preposition (on)

5. What did you say to him?

What = direct object you = subject

6. Mr. Bubbles, the emcee on the show, handed the contestant the keys to a brand
new car.

emcee = appositive contestant = indirect object keys = direct object

car= object of preposition (to)

7. In the corner of the room sat two enormous vases from Italy.

corner = object of preposition (in) room = object of preposition (of)

vases = subject
8. After the fire, the people in the village found the displaced family a temporary home.
people = subject village = object of preposition (in) family = indirect
object

home = direct object

9. At noon, there were fifty quarters in the jar on the counter.

noon = object of preposition (at)

quarters = subject

jar = object of preposition (in)

counter = object of preposition (on)

10.Has Jim, your friend from Texas, found a garage for his new car yet?

Jim = subject

friend = appositive

garage = direct object

car = object of preposition (for)

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