Grade 5 Reviewer 1st QE: Nouns (Part II)

It answers the question, "Who is that...?" or "What is it that...?"

• subject

• appositive

• direct address

• predicate nominative

It is equal in meaning to the subject and comes after a linking verb.

• subject

• appositive

• direct address

• predicate nominative

It is the name of a person or group of people to whom the speaker is directly talking.

• subject

• appositive

• direct address

• predicate nominative

It adds information to the subject and is usually in between commas.

• subject

• appositive

• direct address

• predicate nominative

What is the subject in the following sentence:

My sister, Mia, is an aspiring artist.

What is the appositive in the following sentence:

My sister, Mia, is an aspiring artist.

What is the predicate nominative in the following sentence:

My sister, Mia, is an aspiring artist.

What is the predicate nominative in the following sentence:

Arianna, the singer, is my cousin.

What is the direct address in the following sentence:

Go away, Ana!

This is a Montessori material that helps in constructing and analyzing noun phrases.

• Verb Family Chart

• Noun Family Chart

• Grammar Symbols Chart