Jobs of Nouns

What job answers the question “what?” after an action verb?

• direct object

• subject

• object of preposition

• indirect object

• predicate noun

What job identifies/renames the noun that comes before it?

• appositive

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

What job is the first noun after a word that shows relationship in the sentence?

• object of preposition

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• predicate noun

What job completes the action in the sentence/what it is the sentence mainly about?

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

• predicate noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What job answers “to/for whom?” after a direct object?

• indirect object

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• predicate noun

What job follows a linking verb and renames the subject?

• predicate noun

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

The teacher for today is she. In the sentence, what job is the word, "she" doing?

• predicate noun

• subject

• object of the preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

The teacher, Mr. Smith, is already here. In the sentence, what job is the word, "Mr. Smith" doing?

• appositive

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

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

• indirect object

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• predicate noun

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

• direct object

• subject

• object of preposition

• indirect object

• predicate noun