Exercise 197. Review

Make as long a list as you can of noun constructions. Write a sentence to illustrate each construction and be able to explain it. Compare lists in class.

Exercise 198. Development

One common use of the noun has not yet been studied. You will find it illustrated in these sentences:

1. What did she say, Mary?

2. I once had a sweet little doll, dears.

3. Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander?

4. I wish, Alice, that you would help me.

Analyze the first sentence. Can you find any way in which the noun Mary is related to any part of the sentence? Such a word is said to be independent. Why is the noun Mary used?

Analyze the next sentence. What independent word do you find in it? What is it used for?

Analyze the third sentence. What independent expression do you find? What is it used for? What is the main word in it?

Is this new use of the noun found in the fourth sentence?

Such nouns as Mary, dear, maiden, and Alice are called Nominatives of Address.