NAME: ____________________________
SCORE: _______________________
Functions of Nouns
I. NOUN AS SUBJECT is the doer of the action and the topic of the sentence.
Doer of the action
- Fishermen catch fish. (Who catch fish?)
Topic of the Sentence - Emmanuel is responsible. (Who is responsible?)
II. NOUN AS SUBJECT COMPLEMENT renames or describes the subject.
Joana is a doctor.
(Who is a doctor?)
Moisa is a teacher.
(Who is a teacher?)
Jelaine is my sister.
(Who is my sister?)
III. NOUN AS DIRECT ADDRESS is the name of the person being spoken to. A comma should
be used before or after it.
“John, can you please help?”
“Take care, Chris.”
EXERCISE 1. Determine the function of the underlined noun. Write subject, subject
complement or direct address on the blank.
_____________1. Bicol is a great place to visit.
_____________2. Samuel is a brilliant student. “
_____________3. “May I go out, Teacher?”
_____________4. “Children, I want you to sit quietly while on the trip.”
_____________5. I am the supervisor of this restaurant.
_____________6. Joshua ran to school because he was late.
_____________7. “Iya, we won the championship game!”
_____________8. Dogs and cats are tamed.
_____________9. You are a good listener.
_____________10. Birthdays should be celebrated.
_____________11. Gabriel is the class president.
_____________12. “Let us sleep, Grandma.”
_____________13. Nicolas is an excellent volleyball player.
_____________14. Mom, this fresh juice is amazing.”
_____________15. Books are full of information.
EXERCISE 2. Write sentences using the following nouns based on the functions given.
a. Anna
Subject - ___________________________________________________________
Direct Address - _____________________________________________________
Subject Complement - ________________________________________________
NAME: ____________________________
SCORE: _______________________
b. Aunt
Subject - ___________________________________________________________
Direct Address - _____________________________________________________
Subject Complement - _______________________________________________
IV. NOUN AS APPOSITIVE describes/explains the subject. It usually comes with commas.
Billy, my friend, always helps me.
I love my dog Nam.
Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines, is visited by many.
V. NOUN AS DIRECT OBJECT receives the action. It answers the question who or what.
I cooked the food. ( I cooked what?)
She has books. ( She has what?)
He likes Anna. ( He likes who?)
They visited Anita. (They visited who?)
VI. NOUNS AS INDIRECT OBJECTS receives what is being given or done. It answers the
question to whom.
I gave Sean the book.
(I gave the book to whom?)
She made her mother a letter. (She made a letter for whom?)
EXERCISE 3. Determine the function of the underlined noun. Write APPOSITIVE, DIRECT
OBJECT or INDIRECT OBJECT.
_____________1 Harry Potter, a wizard, is known by almost everyone.
_____________2. I pay my parents respect.
_____________3. I sing songs.
_____________4. Melody, my best friend, will come with us.
_____________5. I gave my sibling plenty of chips.
_____________6. I wrote my teacher a poem.
_____________7. Shylly , a bookworm, loves to read and write stories.
_____________8. I offered the applicants some drinks.
_____________9. I gave Kevin a gift.
_____________10. I have my pet Kia.
_____________11. I cooked my pet its food.
_____________12. I cleaned the house.
_____________13. Kurt, my brother, has a new bicycle.
_____________14. I made pancakes.
_____________15. I bought a bag.
NAME: ____________________________
SCORE: _______________________
EXERCISE 4. Write sentences using the following nouns based on the functions given.
a. a dog
Appositve - ________________________________________________________
Direct Object - _____________________________________________________
Indirect Object - ____________________________________________________
b. a song
Appositve - ________________________________________________________
Direct Object - _____________________________________________________
Indirect Object - ____________________________________________________