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ACT Definitions
Nouns and their functions:
Subject a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
Example: The pretzels are making me thirsty.
Direct address noun a the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to. It is always a proper noun. It is
set off by a comma or commas.
Example: George, did you pay for the big salad?
Subject complement the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb. The following verbs are true linking verbs:
any form of the verb be [am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might have been, etc.], become, and seem
Example: She kissed the frog, but he remained an amphibian.
Direct object: A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a "transitive verb" in an active sentence or
shows the result of the action. It answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after an action verb.
For example: Example: Jimmy fed the dog its meal.
Indirect object An indirect object precedes the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done
and who is receiving the direct object. There must be a direct object to have an indirect object. Indirect objects are
usually found with verbs of giving or communicating like give, bring, tell, show, take, or offer. An indirect object is always
a noun or pronoun which is not part of a prepositional phrase. Indirect objects are usually placed directly before the direct
object.
Example: She gave Jerry the report.
Object of a preposition the noun or pronoun phrase that follows a preposition
Example: Elaine, get back to the house.
Appositive An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
Example: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.