Common and Proper Nouns

Nouns can act as a Subject, Direct Object, or Object of the Preposition

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Examples

The little boy was afraid to go to preschool.

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boy and preschool are both nouns;

boy is a noun acting as a subject;

​preschool is noun acting as an object of the preposition. ​

Subject | Subject

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Examples

The preschooler gave the ball to the little boy

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boy, preschooler, and ball are nouns;

boy is a noun acting as a object of the preposition.

​preschooler is noun acting as a ​subject;

ball is a noun receiving the action which would be a direct object ​

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

Franklin frist used the word battery

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He discovered positive and negative charges

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His lighting rod brought safety to many homes and buildings

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• Object of the preposition

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His inventions were famous in Europe and America

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• Object of the preposition

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The Franklin stove was better than a fireplace

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• Object of the preposition

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Franklin spent much of his life in Philadelphia

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How many nouns in this sentence?

When glass is rubbed with silk, static electricity is produced

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How many nouns in this sentence?

After Ben saw this demonstration on static electricy he wanted to try his own experiments

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How many nouns in this sentence?

When he was in his forties, Franklin was both nearsighted and farsighted

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How many nouns in this sentence?

If Franklin needed to see a faraway object, he had to change his glasses

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How many nouns in this sentence?

To avoid changing his glasses, Ben made new glasses with split lenses

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Because the idea worked so well, bifocal are still used.

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His inventions also include the rocking chair, streetlamp, and swim fin.

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