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* proper nouns | * proper nouns | ||
=== subject === | === subject === | ||
* subjects of a sentence are always nouns | |||
* the subject is the person, place or thing that does the action (which is expressed by a verb) | |||
* note: the word "subjective" means "from one's point of view," thus, like the subject of a sentence, subject is doing the action | |||
** (i.e., from the "subjective point of view | |||
=== object === | === object === | ||
* note: the word "objective" means "from a general point of view," thus, like the object of a sentence the object is not the actor | |||
** (i.e., from the "objective point of view") | |||
* '''direct object''' | * '''direct object''' | ||
* '''indirect object''' | ** = the object that is the "direct" recipient of the action (verb) | ||
*** ex. "I ate the donut" | |||
*'''indirect object''' | |||
** = the object that is an "indirect" recipient of the action (verb) | |||
*** ex. "I gave the donut ''to the boy''" | |||
**** the verb gave requires the direct object "the donut" | |||
**** but it also has a recipient of the action, thus "to the boy" | |||
=== multiple subjects, verbs & objects === | |||
* sentences may have multiple subjects, verbs and objects | |||
* ex. "The man, his son and his daughter looked around, compared, and bought new shoes, shirts and hats." | |||
** secondary verbs may follow the objects of prior verbs, as in: | |||
*** ""The man, his son and his daughter looked around the isles, compared prices, and bought new shoes, shirts and hats." | |||
=== Consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects === | |||
{{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}} | |||
=== noun as modifier (appositive) === | === noun as modifier (appositive) === | ||
{{Noun as modifier}} | {{Noun as modifier}} | ||
== preposition == | == preposition == | ||
* express relationship in time, place, or sequence | * express relationship in time, place, or sequence | ||