Language Bites

My dog ate MY homework! Dative (Indirect Object) is the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the Indirect Object of a verb or is connected with the Indirect Object. Indirect Object is plainly the receiver of the action . The noun for whom or for which an action is performed. Study this chart for a clearer understanding:

Vocative (to call a person/s) is the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective used when addressing a person or thing. Usually found in dialogues. Observe this chart for a better understanding:

Objective (Accusative) is the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb. When we say object, objective case or object of the preposition we are not talking about something tangible or the literal object or thing . We refer to them as one that receives the action . In short, words that receives the action are in objective case . We can call it the recipient . Observe this chart for the position and characteristics of words or group of words in objective case.

Nominative (Subject) is the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the subject of a verb. Marking typically the subject of a verb especially in languages that have relatively full inflection. A noun, pronoun or an adjective in nominative case is the subject. The subject is the doer of the action , the one that carries out the action or the one being described. Take a look at this chart; observe the words that identifies the subject in a sentence.

Possessive (Genitive) i s a word of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous or similar to ownership. Possession is simply the state of having or owning something. A noun is in possessive case if it shows ownership or possession . Nouns or pronouns in possessive case are usually guided by the noun that follows it. Possessive case are marked with an apostrophe and 's' at the end of the word or with the 'of' phrase. Observe this chart contrasting the apostrophe and 's' and the the 'of' phrase: