G. Mark the highlighted words as nominative (N), objective (O), possessive (P),
vocative (V) or dative (D).
1. Anne went to the shop.
2. Deepti ate the cupcakes.
3. This is Richa's bag.
4. Radha's backpack is red.
5. We gave him a gift.
6. Paul, wear your shoes.
7. Give her the gift.
8. Dileep, please come here.
9. Jeevan wrote a letter.
10. This is my friend's book.
11. We bought a new car.
12. He broke the windowpane.
13. She is reading a book.
14. I gave this pen to
my
brother
15. It is burying its bone.
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16. Did you eat Anita's ice cream?
Answers
Answer:
1) Nominative case
2) Objective (or accusative) case
3) Dative case
4) Vocative case
5) Case in apposition
6) Possessive case
Complete Question:
Mark the highlighted words as the nominative (N), objective (O), possessive (P), vocative (V) or dative (D).
1. Anne went to the shop.
2. Deepti ate the cupcakes.
3. This is Richa's bag.
4. Radha's backpack is red.
5. We gave him a gift.
6. Paul, wear your shoes.
7. Give her the gift.
8. Dileep, please come here.
9. Jeevan wrote a letter.
10. This is my friend's book.
11. We bought a new car.
12. He broke the windowpane.
13. She is reading a book.
14. I gave this pen to my friend.
Answer:
1. Anne went to the shop.- Nominative (N)
2. Deepti ate the cupcakes.- Nominative (N)
3. This is Richa's bag.- Possessive (P)
4. Radha's backpack is red.- Possessive (P)
5. We gave him a gift.- Objective (O)
6. Paul, wear your shoes.- Vocative (V)
7. Give her the gift.- Dative (D)
8. Dileep, please come here.- Vocative (V)
9. Jeevan wrote a letter.- Objective (O)
10. This is my friend's book.- Possessive (P)
11. We bought a new car.- Objective (O)
12. He broke the windowpane.- Objective (O)
13. She is reading a book.- Objective (O)
14. I gave this pen to my friend.- Objective (O)
Step-by-step explanation:
- Nouns are the most common things we often come across in English.
- Nouns express the name of persons, places, animals or things.
- The case of a noun can be classified into five kinds- nominative, objective, possessive, vocative and dative.
- Nominative- Here, Nouns and pronouns act as the subject of the verb.
- Objective- Nouns and pronouns act as the direct object.
- Possessive- here, nouns and pronouns express ownership.
- Vocative- here, nouns and pronouns are the names of the person being spoken to.
- Dative- Nouns and pronouns act as the indirect object here.
Final Answer:
1. Anne - Nominative [N]
2. Deepti - Nominative [N]
3. Richa's- Possessive (P)
4. Radha's - Possessive (P)
5. a gift.- Objective (O)
6. Paul- Vocative (V)
7. her - Dative (D)
8. Dileep - Vocative (V)
9. a letter.- Objective (O)
10. friend's - Possessive (P)
11. new car.- Objective (O)
12. windowpane.- Objective (O)
13. book.- Objective (O)
14. pen - Objective (O)
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