This document discusses the different cases of nouns: nominative, objective, and possessive. The nominative case is used for subjects, predicate nominatives, and appositives. The objective case is used for direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. The possessive case indicates ownership or possession using an apostrophe and 's'. Examples are provided to illustrate the different functions of nouns in sentences for each case.

1. Cases of
Nouns

2. What is NOUN?
Nouns are naming words.
A noun is a name of a
person, place, thing, event, or
idea.

4. Cases of Nouns
1. Nominative
2. Objective
3. Possessive

5. Nominative Case
1. Noun as a SUBJECT
2. Predicate Nominative
3. Appositive
4. Direct Address

6. 1. Noun as a SUBJECT
• Functions as the main topic in the sentence
Examples
1. Juan studied his English lessons.
2. Sampaguita is our national flower.
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_______________
3. Mark leads the team.
________

7. 1. Noun as a SUBJECT
Other Examples
1. January is the first month of the year.
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2. The beautiful bride walks down the aisle.
_______
3. Our neighbor’s dog barked loudly last night.
_______

8. 2. Predicate nominative
• It is used to refer back to subject. It comes after a linking verb.
Examples
1. Ben is a policeman.
_______________
2. He was the coach of the basketball team before his accidents.
__________

9. 3. Noun as an APPOSITIVE
• It renames a noun or gives additional information about the noun.
• Usually, set off with commas.
Examples
1. Mang Andress, a fisherman, lives in the province.
___________________ _____________
2. The award was given to Sarah Geronimo, a singer.
_____________________ _________
3. My English teacher, Ms. Cruz, is excellent.
___________
________________________

10. 4. Direct Address
• It refers to someone directly, either followed or preceded
by a comma.
Examples
1. Liza, I really like your new skirt!
_____
2. Mom, I can’t find my shoes.
________

11. What is the function of the noun
“lawyer” in each sentence
1. The lawyer advises the people about the law.
S
2. Mr. Sanchez, my lawyer, said that there were
grounds to appeal the ruling.
A
3. The man near the door is my lawyer.
PN
4. Please! lawyer, help me with my case.
DA

12. Objective Case
1. Noun as a DIRECT OBJECT
2. Noun as a INDIRECT OBJECT
3. Noun as an OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
4. Appositive in Objective case

13. 1. Noun as a DIRECT OBJECT
• A noun that receives the action. ( verb must be an action word)
• It answers “WHOM” or “WHAT”
Examples
1. The actress received an award. (Received “What?”)
2. My brother is reading a book. (is reading “What?”)
3. The policeman arrested the kidnaper. (arrested “Whom?”)
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________
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• It placed after the verb.

14. 2. Noun as a INDIRECT OBJECT
• A noun that receives the direct object in a sentence.
• It answers “TO WHOM” or “FOR WHOM”
• It is placed between a verb and a direct object.
Examples
1. My mom gave my sister a gift.
______
DO
(“For whom” is the gift?)
______
IN
_______
V
2. Mr. Santos bought Juan a book.
_______
(“For whom” is the book?)
DO
_______
IN
_________
V

15. What if……
1. My mom gave my sister a gift.
My mom gave a gift to my sister .
______________ X
Object of the preposition
2. Mr. Santos bought Juan a book.
Mr. Santos bought a book for Juan.
___________ X
Object of the preposition

16. 3. Noun as a OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
• A noun used in a prepositional phrase.
• Preposition + Noun.
Examples
My mom gave a gift to my sister .
_______________
Object of the preposition
Mr. Santos bought a book for Juan.
___________
Object of the preposition
I left my book on the table.
________________
Object of the preposition
Other examples of
prepositions:
• In
• At
• Of
• As
• Out
• Above
• Among

17. Possessive Case
1. The boy’s grandfather is with him.
Singular Noun
2. The old man’s cane is lost.
Plural Noun
1. The children’s boats were racing.
2. The women’s clothes are new.
1. The boys’ boats are powered by batteries.
2. The parents’ house is near the pond.

18. Possessive Case
Joint Ownership
1. Grandpa and grandson’s boat is powered by the wind.
2. Father and mother’s car is parked outside the picnic area.
Separate Ownership
1. Dennis’s and Roland’s boats almost collided.
2. Vince’s and Sherwin’s pets are with them.

19. Uses of Nouns
1. Subject
2. Direct object
3. Indirect object
4. Object of the Preposition
5. Appositive