名词在句中的作用

1) 作主语
The aged people like to look back upon the old days. 老年人喜欢回顾往昔。
The fresh flowers smell sweet. 这些鲜花闻起来很香。

2) 作表语
Edison was a great inventor. 爱迪生是一个伟大的科学家。
That will be a good beginning, I hope. 我希望，这将是一个良好的开端.

3) 作宾语
All of my classmates have read the book. 我所有的同学都读过这本书。（作动词read的宾语）
The doctor looks over the patients every day. 医生每天给病人做检查。（作介词over的宾语）
We have already had breakfast. 我们已经吃过早饭。

4) 作定语
My father is a Party member. 我父亲是一名党员。
He dropped the coffee cup and broke it. 他掉下咖啡杯，打破了。

名词作定语更详细的讲述请见《名词作定语》一文。

5) 作同位语
Miss Li, our maths teacher, is very young. 李小姐，我们的数学老师很年轻。
Where is your sister Mary? 你姐姐玛丽在哪儿？

6) 作呼语
Don't shout at me, boy! 小子，别对着我大喊大叫！
What's the matter with you, John? 约翰， 你怎么了？

7) 作状语
He has been to America three times. 他去过美国三次了。
We'll meet Monday. 我们星期一碰头。

名词作状语更详细的讲述请见《名词作状语》一文。

8) 作宾语补语 （构成复合宾语）
They made me monitor of our class. 他们选我当班长。
They named their son Henry. 他们给儿子取名叫亨利。