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Noun Functions - Exercise 5
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
When you have
completed the exercise, click on the "Check My Answers" button to see the answer
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1. For many years, pigeons have carried messages from one place to another.
years
pigeons
messages
place
2. Melvin is the best quarterback on the team.
Melvin
quarterback
team
3. After two weeks,
the class found Henry quite odd.
weeks
class
Henry
odd
4. Each deck of cards contains two jokers.
deck
cards
jokers
5. The students from Oslo were given three prizes for their hard work.
students
Oslo
prizes
work
6. On his fourth trip to England, my youngest brother, Bill, became a Britishcitizen.
trip
England
brother
Bill
citizen
7. There are no theaters of any kind in this tiny town.
theaters
kind
town
8. Coming around the corner was old Mr. Brown, my former neighbor.
corner
Mr. Brown
neighbor
9. Within two weeks, Nathan sent Mary another letter with an apology.
weeks
Nathan
Mary
letter
apology
10. Upon her return to the courtroom, the lawyer, an eager young woman, deftly pleaded the case before the jury.
return
courtroom
lawyer
woman
case
jury
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