Example sentences for the noun 'protest':
The protest was organized by a citizens group.
The irate customer made a protest to the manager in no uncertain terms.
His protest consisted of lying on the floor and kicking his feet.
The nouns in the sentence are:profession, subject of the sentence;law, a noun appositive that restates the subject noun;calling, object of the preposition 'for'.
The students organized a protest against tuition fee hikes. The workers protested outside the company headquarters for better working conditions. People took to the streets to protest the government's new policy. The environmental activists staged a protest to raise awareness about climate change.
The concrete noun is victim, a word for a physical person.
The noun clause is 'what happened next' which is functioning as the object of the preposition 'at'.
The proper noun is Sheriff Stone, the name (and title) of a specific person.
The nouns in the sentence, people and hall, are both concrete nouns. There are no abstract nouns in the sentence. The use of the word 'protest' is the trick. As a noun, protest is an abstract noun, but in your sentence it is the verb form 'to protest', not a noun.
The dog is outsides the house. Tom, just stay out.
Noun: The protest against the government drew a large crowd. Verb: People protested peacefully outside the city hall to demand change.
The noun in your sentence is 'speech'. The word 'today' is sometimes a noun, but in this sentence it is an adverb modifying the verb 'to give'.
Examples of ten nouns in sentences (noun in bold):My daughter takes ballet.We had a picnic at the park.Jack attends Lincoln High School.Mother made ginger cookies.The car broke down on the bridge.
Verbal nouns, called gerunds, are the present participle of a verb (the -ing word) that functions as a noun in a sentence. Examples are:actingaimingarguingarmingbalancingbeggingbettingbowlingcallingcasingcastingcoatingcurlingdancingdatingdrawingdyingeatingeasingelectingeveningfacingfinishingfishingflashingfurnishingsgardeninggradinggreetingguessinghazinghelpinghousinghuntingicinginningironingjoiningjokingjumpingkillingkissingknittingknockinglandinglikinglininglodginglongingmatingmistingmountingmovingmurmuringmusingnestingnudgingnursingnurturingofferingopeningovercomingoverseeingpaintingpartingplowingpurgingrisingrubbingrulingrunningrushingsavingsscoldingsewingsolderingtailoringtellingtinkeringtoolingtutoringundoingunveilingupbringingurgingvacationingvanishingvaultingventingwailingwantingweavingwebbingweddingweltingwordingyearningyellingyodelingzoning
Examples of concrete nouns:applebathtubcandledogeggfeetgardeniaharpicejuicekayakladdermittensnoseoceanparrotquiltropestartulip
The bird sat on the wire.The baby was asleep.My cat is black.Do you have a nice car?I bought two boxes.
No, "give" is a verb, not a preposition. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Examples of prepositions include "in," "on," "under," and "beside."
He was full of joy at the birth of his son. The bath was full of water. He had a lot of advice to think about before making his decision.
A gerund is the present participle of a verb (the -ing word) that functions in a sentence as a noun. Some examples are:playingreadingdancingswimmingfishingrunningthinkingwishinghopingguessing
subject: we verb: had noun: sweet potato pie sentence: We had sweet potato pie with dinner. subject: Jack verb: rode noun: bike sentence: Jack rode his bike to school. subject: river verb: ran noun: farm sentence: The river ran through our farm.