Functions of a Noun

What is the function of the underlined noun in the sentence below?

One type of superstition is a belief that a certain action will cause something else to happen.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

• predicate noun

What is the function of the underlined noun in the sentence below?

Superstitions have existed in all civilizations and in all times.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

• predicate noun

What is the function of the underlined noun in the sentence below?

Many superstitions have been passed from generation to generation.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

• predicate noun

What type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing?

• noun
• proper noun
• pronoun
• common noun

What type of noun gives a general term for a person, place, or thing?

• concrete noun
• compound noun
• collective noun
• common noun

Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
The dog quickly ran to his owner.

• Concrete
• Abstract

Which word below is a proper noun.

• city
• business
• Bellevue
• school

Which word is NOT an example of an abstract noun?

• freedom
• shoe
• beauty
• dream

A direct object always follows what kind of verb?

• action

• helping

• linking

• all of these

A preposition always ends with the...

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

• subject