Functions of Nouns

The teacher gave the students cake during lunch.

• Teacher=S

  Students=ID

  Lunch=OP

• Teacher=PN

  Students=ID

  Lunch=OP

• Teacher=DO

  Students=PN

  Lunch=S

Before class, my friend wrote an essay.

• Class=S

  Friend=PN

  Essay=DO

• class=OP

  Friend=DO

  Essay=S

• Class=OP

  Friend=S

  Essay=DO

Teena Evel is a skater for a roller derby team.

• Teena Evel=S

  Skater=OP

• Teena Evel=S

  Skater=PN

• Teena Evel=DO

  Skater=S

Billy Joel sang us a song; he is the piano man.

• Billy Joel=DO

  Us=IO

  Song=S

• Billy Joel=PN

  Us=IO

  Song=DO

• Billy Joel=S

  Us=IO

  Song=DO

The children broke the window in the garage last night.

• Children=S

  Window=DO

• Children=PN

  Window=DO

• Children=S

  Window=OP

We are driving Ella to the store in the morning.

• Ella=S

  Store=PN

• Ella=DO

  Store=OP

• Ella=ID

  Store=POS

Usually, Jason reads in the library.

• Jason=DO

  Library=OP

• Jason=S

  Library=POS

• Jason=S

  Library=OP

The old courthouse became a shopping center.

• Courthouse=N

• courthouse=S

• Courthouse=POS

For his birthday, Ralph made my brother a hat.

• Ralph=S

  Brother=IO

  Hat=DO

• Ralph=S

  Brother=DO

  Hat=POS

• Ralph=OP

  Brother=IO

  Hat=DO

The boy’s mother is an engineer.

• Boy’s=S

  Engineer=PN

• Boy’s=DO

  Engineer=POS

• Boy’s=POS

  Engineer=PN