Jobs of Nouns

Give your papers to the teacher. In the sentence, what job is the word, "teacher" doing?

• object of preposition

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• predicate noun

The teacher has already left. In the sentence, what job is the word, "teacher" doing?

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

• predicate noun

I gave the students all of my candy. What word is doing the job of the indirect object?

• gave

• students

• all

• candy

I didn't fail the test like I thought I would! What word is doing the job of the direct object?

• I

• did fail

• test

• thought

This table will be my desk today. What word is doing the job of the predicate noun?

• table

• will be

• desk

• today

My aunt is a teacher.

Is the underlined word a noun or an adjective?

• Noun (person, place, thing, or idea)

• Adjective (describes something)

In the sentence, 'The cat chased the mouse,' what job is the word 'cat' doing?

• A) subject

• B) object of preposition

• C) direct object

• D) indirect object

Identify the job of the noun 'happiness' in the sentence: 'Happiness is contagious.'

• A) subject

• B) object of preposition

• C) direct object

• D) predicate noun

In the sentence, 'She gave her friend a gift,' what job is the word 'friend' doing?

• A) subject

• B) object of preposition

• C) direct object

• D) indirect object

What job is the noun 'book' doing in the sentence: 'I read the book yesterday.'

• A) subject

• B) object of preposition

• C) direct object

• D) indirect object