What is noun?

Noun is a word used as the name of aperson, place or thing

Types of Noun

Common NounIs a noun which is given common to

person, place or thing

Examples :

I study english in campus

He is working at hotel

She had visited many countries

Proper NounIs noun which is given specific to

person, place, or thing

Always begins with a capital letter

Examples :

I study english in Oxford

He is working at JW Marriot

She had visited Japan, China and Korea

Singular NounIs noun that names one person, a place

or a thing

Examples :

I read a book

He has one radio

Does she bring a bag?

Plural NounIs noun that names more than one

person, place or thing

Examples :

I read many books

He has two radios

Does she bring some bags?

Possesive NounIs noun that shows ownership or some

similar relationship

It typically includes an apostrophe (‘)or an apostrophe (‘) plus –s in the end ofnoun

Examples :

It is David’s house

Annie’s brother are Nicky and Johnny

Concrete NounIs noun that you can experience

through your five senses : sight, smell,hearing, taste and touch

Examples :

The teacher is writing withboardmarker

This ice cream was made from milk

Abstract NounIs noun that names things you cannot

see, smell, hear, taste or touch

It refers to emotions, ideas, conceptsand etc

Examples :

It will bring shame on your family

I feel sorry for your lost

Collective NounIs noun that names for a collection or a

number of people or things

Examples :

A bunch of papers are on the desk

The committee refused my proposal

Functions of Noun

SubjectIs the person or element that is

performing the action of the verb

Which is responsible for carrying out the event in the sentence

Examples :

My aunt reads a novel

I ate fried rice this morning

Every morning my mother cooks rice

Direct ObjectThe element in the sentence that the

subject is acting on is called the direct object

The subject transfer the action of the verb to the direct object

Examples :

She makes a sandwich

I love you

My brother asks a question to me

Indirect ObjectThe object being who receives the

direct object is called indirect object

Sentence with an indirect objectusually contain a direct object as well

Examples :

I give my brother some money

My brother is asking me a question

*underlined is indirect object

*bolded is direct object

Predicate NominativeIs a noun that describes or renames the subject.

The predicate nominative can never be the object of preposition and will always be in the nominative case

Predicate nominative can only be used when the verb is intransitive (no direct object in the sentence)

Examples :

Mc Donalds is the best restaurant

Chelsea is a doctor

Gresik becames the favorite city in 2014

Object of PrepositionNoun connected into a sentence in a

preposition is called object prepositionIt can’t be a subject, direct object or

predicate nominativePreposition words : about, by, behind, in

front of, near, underExamples :• According to Tina, you’re so handsome• Based on research, orange fruit have

vitamin E• He stopped his car under the bridge

AppositiveIs a noun that defines or clarifies the

another noun in a sentence

Examples :

The movie we’re watching, Annabelle,is really scary movie

My favorite cartoon character, Elsa, is avery beautiful girl

Objective ComplementIs a noun that follows the direct object

and define or rename it

Examples :

I choose this kitty (to be) my pet

We elected him (to be) chairman

It defines as objective complement even if without “to be”

Retained Object

Is an object in a passive contruction or an object that is acted upon

Examples :

The door was closed by me

The kitty was choosen the pet by mysister

*underlined is retained object

*bolded is subject

Noun of Direct AddressIs noun that used to refer to someone

directly. It always separated with comma

Examples :

Nicky, can you bring my books?

Class, take out your books

I would like your help, Thomas

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Vocabulary• Abstract examples : love, hate, bigotry, acceptance, tyranny,

democracy, freedom, power, happiness, curiosity, peace, maturity, deceit, trust, integrity, culture, patience, rage, calm, anticipation, education, stupidity, safety, evil, progress, shopping, and virtue

• Collective examples : class, jury, team, army, family, council, group, audience

• Intransitive : tak berpelengkap (I ran, the water evaporates)

• Transitive : berpelengkap ( I watch a movie, She reads book)

• Preposition (kata depan)