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Case

The case of a noun can be classified into five kinds—nominative, objective, possessive,
vocative and dative. Let us learn about them.

1. Nominative: When a noun or a pronoun is used as the subject of the verb, it is
said to be in the nominative, or subjective case. For example,
y Rajat bought a bike.

y Mother made sandwiches.
2. Objective: When a noun or a pronoun is used as the direct object of the verb, it is
said to be in the objective, or accusative case. For example,

y We bought some oranges.
y John sowed the seeds.
3. Possessive: When a noun or a pronoun shows ownership or possession, it is said
to be in the possessive, or genitive case. For example,
y This is Meera’s desk.

y These are the children’s toys.
4. Vocative: When the noun is the name of the person being spoken to or addressed,
it is said to be in the vocative case. For example,

y Praveen, come here.
y Lathika, get off the lawn.
5. Dative: When a noun or a pronoun is used as the indirect object of the verb, it is
said to be in the dative case. For example,
y The postman brought a letter for him.

y We bought a gift for Priyansh.

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. 16. Did you eat Anita’s ice cream?

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