A noun of direct address is a the noun for the person spoken to. For example:
Mom, can John come over to do homework?
It's okay John, mom said you can come over.
Thank you sir. Or, Thank you ma'am.
Hey mister, you forgot your change.
Excuse me miss, you dropped your pen.
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A Noun of Address is a proper noun that addresses who you are speaking to. It can be removed from a sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence, and is marked in the sentence by commas.
A noun of direct address can start a sentence, appear in the middle or the end of the sentence:
Nancy, you have a meeting at ten.
You have a meeting, Nancy, at ten.
You have a meeting at ten, Nancy.
The noun forms for the verb to direct are director, direction, directive, directory, and the gerund, directing. The noun form for the adjective direct is directness.
At the beginning of a sentence and when it forms part of the proper noun or when it is used as a direct address. Examples: Granddaughter Anna Are you home, Granddaughter?
The word full is a noun; it is also an adjective and an adverb. The noun full can be direct object. Example sentence: Noun, direct object: Tonight the moon is full.
At the beginning of the sentence and when it forms part of the proper noun or when it is used as a direct address. Example: Sir is a honorific address used as a courtesy for male. Have you seen Sir Ariel? It's nice to meet you, Sir.
The noun "address" is a singular, common noun. Example sentences:I need to know the address of my friend.The inaugural address is carried on all of the major channels.