Nouns: Case

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The Nominative Case is when a noun acts as the subject of a verb. It tells us who or what is doing the action. For example: 'Ravi runs fast.' Here, 'Ravi' is in the nominative case because he is doing…

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To find the subject, ask 'Who?' or 'What?' before the verb. The answer is the subject and is in the nominative case. Example: 'The dog barks.' Ask: 'Who barks?' → 'The dog' is the subject.

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Example: 'Sita sings a song.' Here, 'Sita' is in the nominative case because she is the subject performing the action of singing.

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The Objective or Accusative Case is when a noun is the object of a verb. It receives the action. Example: 'She reads a book.' 'Book' is in the objective case because it receives the action of reading.

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To find the object, ask 'What?' or 'Whom?' after the verb. Example: 'He kicked the ball.' Ask: 'Kicked what?' → 'the ball' is the object and in the objective case.

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Example: 'The teacher praised Riya.' Here, 'Riya' is in the objective case because she is the one receiving the praise (the object of the verb 'praised').

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The Possessive Case shows ownership or belonging. It is formed by adding an apostrophe (') and sometimes 's' to a noun. Example: 'Anu’s bag' means the bag belongs to Anu.

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For singular nouns, add 's to show possession. Example: 'the king’s crown', 'the girl’s book'. Even if the noun ends in 's', you can still add 's: 'Mr Das’s car'.