What are eight uses of nouns and their examples?

A noun is a Word for a person, a place, or a thing.

A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause and the object of a verb or a preposition.

EXAMPLES

1. Noun subject of a sentence: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

2. Subject of a clause: The cookies that Aunt Jane made are for Jack and Jill.

3. Noun object of verb: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.

4. Noun object of preposition: Aunt Jane made cookies forJack and Jill.

Other functions of a noun are:

5. A predicate nominative (also called a subject complement) is a noun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.

Example: Mr. Snyder is my neighbor.

6. A noun of direct address is a noun for the person who is being directly spoken to, such as Jane, Mr. Snyder, sir, ma'am, miss, manager, etc.

Example: Excuse me, miss, you forgot your change.

7. An attributive noun (also called a noun adjunct) is a noun used to describe another noun.

Example: This dish is restaurant quality.

8. A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way.

Examples:

A crew of workers

a herd of sheep

a bouquet of flowers