What are the nominative functions of nouns?

Answer 1

A nominative noun is a noun that functions as:

• the subject of a sentence.
  
• the subject of a clause,
  
• a predicate nominative (also called a subject complement, a noun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject).

Example:

• My neighbor has a nice garden. (subject of the sentence)
  
• The flowers that my neighbor gave me are from his garden. (subject of the relative clause)
  
• Mr. Jones is my neighbor. (predicate nominative, restates the subject noun)

Answer 2

1. Subject

2. Appositive

3. Subject complement

4. Direct Address

The function of a noun in the nominative case is as the subject of a sentence or a clause. Example:

• John, the person who called, will be here at six. (The noun clause 'the person who called' is acting as the appositive of the subject John.)
• John is the person who called. (The noun clause 'the person who called' is the subject complement, following a linking verb, for the noun John.)
• John, who is the person who called? (Speaking directly to John, the subject of the sentence is the interrogative pronoun 'who'.)