Qualities of a Noun 1. Function (Job) 1. Subject/ Predicate Nominative 2. Possession 3. Object of Something 4. Direct Address 2. Case 1. Nominative 2. Possessive 3. Objective 4. Vocative (Direct Address) 3. Gender 1. Masculine 2. Feminine 3. Neuter 4. Number 1. Singular 2. Plural Function and Case of a Noun Function Case 1. a. Subject - who/what verb Nominative b. Predicate Nom. - 1. noun/pronoun after a linking verb 2. refers back to the subject. 2. Possession - a. ’s, b. s’, Possessive c. of the noun 3. Object a. indirect object Objective b. direct object c. object of a preposition 4. Direct Address Vocative 1. Possession = a noun possesses a noun a. the girl’s dog b. the girls’ dog c. the dog of the girl d. the dog of the girls ’s, s’, of a/the noun are considered signs of the Possessive Case 1. The inhabitants of America are free. Noun Noun Verb Adj. Subject Possession Nominative Possessive Mas. Fem. Plural Singular 2. America’s inhabitants are free. Noun Noun Verb Adj. Possession Subject Possessive Nominative Fem. Mas. Singular Plural 2. Direct Address = a person is directly addressed. John, turn in your homework. O lady, please help me with my work. Marcus, what are you doing here? Nouns in Direct Address are said to be in the Vocative Case 1. John, the windows are open. Noun Noun Verb Adj. Direct Address Nominative Vocative Subject Masculine Neuter Singular Plural 2. O Lady, your son is tall. Int. Noun Adj. Noun Verb Adj. Direct Address Subject Vocative Nominative Feminine Masculine Singular Singular Apposition = a noun placed next to another noun and renaming that noun. I live in the city, Columbus. John, a friend of mine, will be here soon. Nouns in apposition have the same case as the nouns to which they are in apposition. The boy, a friend of the girl, was tall. Noun Noun Noun Verb Adj. Subject Apposition Possession Nom. Nom. Possessive Mas. Mas. Fem. Sing. Sing. Sing. Italy, a country of Europe, is beautiful. Noun Noun Noun Verb Adj. Subject Apposition Possession Nom. Nom. Possessive Fem. Neuter Fem. Sing. Sing. Sing..