Case: Definition, Types & Examples
Cases indicate the grammatical functions of nouns and pronouns according to their relation with rest of the words in a sentence.
In modern English, there are only three kinds
of cases.
1.
Subjective Case 2. Objective Case 3. Possessive Case
Subjective Case
(Nominative Case)
When
a noun or a pronoun works as a subject in the sentence, a subjective case
appears.
Example:
o Abdullah works in the
management.
o He works very hard
for the company.
o I love to watch
movies in my free time.
o Reading is a very good
habit.
Objective Case
When
a noun or a pronoun works as an object in the sentence, an objective case
appears.
Example:
o Robert does not eat burgers.
o He loves pizza.
o Robert told me that.
o Alex follows Ahmadullah.
Possessive Case
Possessive
cases indicate a relationship of possession or belongingness between two nouns
or a noun and a pronoun.
Example:
o Jihad’s house is near the river.
(Two nouns related in the basis of possession.)
o His brother lives in the city. (A pronoun and a noun)
o My family does not approve this.
o Ali’s wife has passed away.
Note: The
pronoun changes its form in different cases.
|
Subjective |
Objective |
Possessive |
|
I |
Me |
My, mine |
There is another kind of case. It is called
the vocative case. This
case is similar to the subjective case in term of spelling. The vocative
case indicates a person being addressed
directly by his/her name. This name is separated by a comma.
Example:
o Adam, could you please open the door?
o You, watch out the bus.
o Listen to me, Sulaiman.
o How are you, Eusuf?
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