Recognizing Nouns and Pronouns

Twilight is a series of four vampire-based fantasy romance novels by American author

Stephenie Meyer. It charts a period in the life of Isabella Swan, a teen-aged girl who moved to
Forks, Washington and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The
series is told primarily from Bellas point of view.

Since the release of the first in the Twilight series in 2005, the books have gained
immense popularity and commercial success around the globe. The series is most popular among
young adults. Probably what makes the series exciting is the fact that it dwells on a universal
concept: love. Add to it is a twist that the main character Bella is falling for two supernatural
characters.

Bellas life gains meaning in her discovery of Edward Cullen, a debonair vampire,
whose mystery she could not help but adore. But Jacob Black, strangely a werewolf, also comes
into the picture, who arrives at a time when Edward unexplainably leaves Bella. The conflict
happens when Edward comes back reclaiming Bella. At the background are bad vampires
pursuing revenge to the Cullens and Bella. Bella gets a friend too in Alice Cullen, Edwards
petite vampire sister. Yet she finds an anti-thesis also in the person of Rosalie, Edwards jealous
sibling. The series proves that love is stronger than death. Also, it highlights the possibility that
love is eternal.

Questions to ponder:

1. Why do young adults fall for Twilight?

2.

How is the word anti-thesis used in the sentence? What does it mean?

Reference:
San Miguel, et al. (2010). Smart English. C & E Publishing, Inc.
Quezon City.

Functions of Nouns/ Pronouns

As a subject. A subject is the part of the sentence about which something is said.
Ex. Senator Jinggoy Estrada did not plead in Sandiganbayan.
He is accused of plunder.

As a predicate noun/ nominative. A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that

follows a linking verb and renames or explains the subject.
Ex. PNoy is our president.
Some Filipino people seemed to like him.

Linking Verbs
am
be
is
being
are
been
was
were

taste
feel
smell
sound
look

appear
become
seem
grow
remain

(May also be used (May also be used as

as helping verbs) action verbs)

As an appositive. An appositive is a word that explains or identifies the noun or pronoun

that precedes it.
Ex. Secretary of Justice, Leila de Lima, together with the NBI gathered evidences that
were used in the filing of plunder case to Sandiganbayan.

As a direct object. Direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or
shows the result of that action. It answers the question whom or what after the verb.
Ex. Relatives and friends of Senators Revilla and Estrada bring food in Camp Crame.
Reporters followed them during their visits.

As an indirect object. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that tells to whom or for
whom, or to what or for what the action of the verb is done.
Ex. Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada gave Jinggoy his support.
He also brings him some clothes.

As an object of the preposition. A preposition is a word that shows how a noun is related
to some words in the sentence.
Ex. One hazing victim died, while the other three are in the hospital.
The dead body will be cremated and the urn will be brought in Bacolod.

Frequently Used Preposition

aboard
before
down
past
about
behind
during
since
across
below
except
through
after
beneath
for
throughout
against
beside
from
to
along
between
in
toward
amid
beyond
into
under
among
but
like
underneath
around
by
near
until
at
down
of
unto
of
on
over
up