What is/are the noun(s) in the following sentence?: The lion's roar can be heard for miles.

1 Answer
May 1, 2018

roar and miles.

Explanation:

It is the roar that is heard so roar is the subject of the sentence.
Lion's is an adjective describing where the roar came from. Lion is a noun but in this case it is used as a passive, adjective.

for miles is the object of the sentence. The prepositional phrase contains the noun miles.