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Noun Functions - Exercise 6 

Directions:  In each box provided, identify the function of the underlined noun (or pronoun or adjective) as one of the following:

 subject                                   direct object                                  indirect object                    appositive            
objective complement          subjective complement                object of preposition          retained object

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1.  This specimen from the local environmental club is an excellent example of the effects of pollution in our rivers.

    specimen 

    club 

    example 

2.  My cat, Whiskers, has a brown ring on the end of his tail.

    Whiskers 

     ring 

    end 

    tail 

3.  In a loud voice, Marion called Phyllis a thief.

    Marion 

    Phyllis 

    thief 

4.  By lunchtime, several people near the speaker had signed the petition on the registration table.

    lunch  

    people

    speaker 

    petition 

    table 

5.  What did you say to him?

    What 

    you 

6. Mr. Bubbles, the emcee on the show, handed the contestant  the keys to a brand new car.

    emcee 

    contestant 

    keys 

    car 

7. In the corner of the room sat two enormous vases from Italy.

    corner

    room 

    vases 

8.  After the fire, the people in the village found the displaced family a temporary home.

    people 

    village 

    family 

     home 

9.  At noon, there were fifty quarters in the jar on the counter.

    noon 

    quarters 

    jar 

    counter 

10. Has Jim, your friend from Texas, found a garage for his new car yet?

    Jim 

    friend

    garage 

    car