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Hi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Hesti Setyo Wulandari. I'm 20. I'm a student of English Education Study Program at Ahmad Dahlan University,Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

After having a class of IT, my lovely lucture Mr. Azwar Abbas M. Hum., asked me and the other students to make a blog about English education ;). And its time to work hard in this 5th semester. Because there are so lots of lecturer assignment that we must did! So I made this blog "ENGLISHARING" to finished my lecturer assignment. Since I started my first posting of this blog, I didn't have any idea..whatta stupid people am I??huhh... But,I have to Keep survive and i'd tried so hard!yeah...

WHAT IS A NOUN?

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn. Most nouns have both a singular and plural form, can be preceded by an article and/or one or more adjectives, and can serve as the head of a noun phrase. A noun or noun phrase can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object, appositive, or object of a preposition. In addition, nouns sometimes modify other nouns to for compound noun.

Types of Nouns:

• Abstract Noun and Concrete Noun
• Animate Noun and Inanimate Noun
•  Collective Noun
• Common Noun and Proper Noun
• Compound Noun
• Countable Noun and Uncountable Noun
• Verbal Noun

The Eight Function of Noun Clause

Noun clauses perform eight main grammatical functions within sentences in the English language. Both native speakers and ESL students must learn the eight functions to fully and correctly use noun clauses in spoken and written English. The eight functions of noun clauses are:

1. Subject
2. Subject complement
3. Direct object
4. Object complement
5. Indirect object
6. Prepositional complement
7. Adjective phrase complement
8. Appositive

Noun clauses are defined as subordinate or dependent clauses formed by a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause. Noun clauses perform nominal functions, or functions prototypically performance by noun phrase.

Noun Clauses as Subjects

The first grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the subject. Subjects are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that perform the action of or act upon the predicate. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as subjects:

• Whoever ate my lunch is in big trouble.
• How you will finish all your homework on time is beyond me.
• That the museum cancelled the lecture disappoints me.

Noun Clauses as Subject Complements

The second grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the subject complement. Subject complements are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that follow a copular verb and describe the subject. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as subject complements:

• The truth was that the moving company lost all your furniture.
• My question is whether you will sue the company for losses.
• The first place winner will be whoever swims the farthest in an hour.

Noun Clauses as Direct Objects

The third grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the direct object. Direct objects are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that follow and receive the action of a transitive verb. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as direct objects:

• The counselor has been wondering if she chose the right career.
• Do you know when the train should arrive?
• Our dog eats whatever we put in his bowl.

Noun Clauses as Object Complements

The fourth grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the object complement. Object complements are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that directly follow and describe the direct object. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as object complements:

• Her grandfather considers his biggest mistake that he did not finish college.
• The committee has announced the winner whoever wrote the essay on noun clauses.
• I have often declared the problem that most students do not understand grammar.

Noun Clauses as Indirect Objects

The fifth grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the indirect object. Indirect objects are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that follow a ditransitive verb and indicate to or for whom or what is action of the verb is performed. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as indirect objects:

• The judge will give what you said some deliberation during her decision.
• The group has given that most Americans do not support their cause little consideration.
• My parents gave that my brother wants his own car much thought.

Noun Clauses as Prepositional Complements

The sixth grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the prepositional complement. Prepositional complements are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that directly follow a preposition to complete the meaning of the prepositional phrase. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as prepositional complements:

• Some people believe in whatever organized religion tells them.
• We have been waiting for whoever will pick us up from the party.
• My husband did not think about that I wanted some nice jewelry for my birthday.

Noun Clauses as Adjective Phrase Complements

The seventh grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the adjective phrase complement. Adjective phrase complements are defined as phrases and clauses that complete the meaning of an adjective phrase. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as adjective phrase complements:

• I am pleased that you are studying noun clauses.
• The toddler was surprised that throwing a tantrum did not get him his way.
• My brother is angry that someone dented his new car.

Noun clauses most often function as adjective phrase complements when the adjective phrase is performing the function of subject complement.

Noun Clauses as Appositives

The eighth grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the appositive. Appositives are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that describe or explain another noun phrase. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as appositives:

• That man, whoever is he, tried to steal some library books.
• The problem, that the storm knocked out power, is affecting the entire town.
• Your question, whether you should wear the blue dress or pink one, is frivolous in the situation.

The eight functions of noun clauses in English are subject, subject complement, direct object, object complement, indirect object, prepositional complement, adjective phrase complement, and appositive.

Noun: Plurals

The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter s.

• more than one snake = snakes
• more than one ski = skis
• more than one Barrymore = Barrymores

Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds, however, will require an -es for the plural:

• more than one witch = witches
• more than one box = boxes
• more than one gas = gases
• more than one bus = buses
• more than one kiss = kisses
• more than one Jones = Joneses

Note that some dictionaries list "busses" as an acceptable plural for "bus." Presumably, this is because the plural "buses" looks like it ought to rhyme with the plural of "fuse," which is "fuses." "Buses" is still listed as the preferable plural form. "Busses" is the plural, of course, for "buss," a seldom used word for "kiss."

There are several nouns that have irregular plural forms. Plurals formed in this way are sometimes called mutated (or mutating) plurals.

• more than one child = children
• more than one woman = women
• more than one man = men
• more than one person = people
• more than one goose = geese
• more than one mouse = mice
• more than one barracks = barracks
• more than one deer = deer

And, finally, there are nouns that maintain their Latin or Greek form in the plural. (See media and data and alumni, below.)

• more than one nucleus = nuclei
• more than one syllabus = syllabi
• more than one focus = foci
• more than one fungus = fungi
• more than one cactus = cacti (cactuses is acceptable)
• more than one thesis = theses
• more than one crisis = crises*
• more than one phenomenon = phenomena
• more than one index = indices (indexes is acceptable)
• more than one appendix = appendices (appendixes is acceptable)
• more than one criterion = criteria

*Note the pronunciation of this word, crises: the second syllable sounds like ease. More than one base in the game of baseball is bases, but more than one basis for an argument, say, is also bases, and then we pronounce the word basease.

A handful of nouns appear to be plural in form but take a singular verb:

• The news is bad.
• Gymnastics is fun to watch.
• Economics/mathematics/statistics is said to be difficult. ("Economics" can sometimes be a plural concept, as in "The economics of the situation demand that . . . .")

Numerical expressions are usually singular, but can be plural if the individuals within a numerical group are acting individually:

• Fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money.
• One-half of the faculty is retiring this summer.
• One-half of the faculty have doctorates.
• Fifty percent of the students have voted already.

And another handful of nouns might seem to be singular in nature but take a plural form and always use a plural verb:

• My pants are torn. (Nowadays you will sometimes see this word as a singular "pant" [meaning one pair of pants] especially in clothing ads, but most writers would regard that as an affectation.)
• Her scissors were stolen.
• The glasses have slipped down his nose again.

When a noun names the title of something or is a word being used as a word, it is singular whether the word takes a singular form or not.

• Faces is the name of the new restaurant downtown.
• Okies, which most people regard as a disparaging word, was first used to describe the residents of Oklahoma during the 1930s.
• Chelmsley Brothers is the best moving company in town.
• Postcards is my favorite novel.
• The term Okies was used to describe the residents of Oklahoma during the 1930s. (In this sentence, the word Okies is actually an appositive for the singular subject, "term.")