Nouns and Functions of Nouns
Noun
Definition
A noun is a naming word that refers to the name of everything. It can be a name of a person, place, thing, idea, event, etc.
Ex: Ali, Man, Pakistan, New York, Election, Beauty, Truth, etc.
Functions of Nouns
1. Subject:
When a noun is a doer of an action, Its function is considered as a subject.
Ali is fixing my car.
Students
play in the ground.
2. Direct Object:
We can use a noun to receive an action directly.
He bought a new car.
I sent him a letter.
3. Indirect Object:
We can also use a noun to receive an action indirectly.
Jamal bought Ali a gift.
Ali sent Jamal a letter.
4. Object of a Preposition:
A noun can function as an object of a preposition.
He sang phrases of peace.
They gave us gifts of flowers.
5. Adverb:
The function of a noun can also be as an adverb.
We left New York yesterday.
We left him there.
6. Adjective:
A noun can be used to function as an adjective.
I know our bus driver.
Have you missed your school bus?
7. Possession:
By using an apostrophe and ‘s’, a noun shows possession.
Ali’s son is a very genius student.
Today, I met Ali's father.
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