Nominative Case of Nouns Notes

Notes No. 2 Functions of Nouns in the Nominative Case 1. Subject – tells whom or what the sentence is about e.g. Miss Lacson explained to us the homework. 2. Appositive – is a noun placed near the word it renames or describes; commas are used to set the appositive fr...

Notes No. 2 Functions of Nouns in the Nominative Case 1. Subject – tells whom or what the sentence is about e.g. Miss Lacson explained to us the homework. 2. Appositive – is a noun placed near the word it renames or describes; commas are used to set the appositive from the rest of the words in the sentence e.g. Miss Lacson, Math teacher, encouraged us to practice with drills at home. 3. Linking Verb Complement or Predicate Noun or Predicate Nominative – renames the subject and is linked to the subject by the linking verb e.g. Miss Lacson is a well-known trainer for competitions. 4. Direct Address – is the name of the person being addressed directly; a comma/commas is used to set it apart from the words in the sentence e.g. Shall we do our seatwork now, Miss Lacson?