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Identify the case of the underlined noun in the following sentence:
Father gave a piece of chocolate to the child.

A
Nominative
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B
Objective / Accusative
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C
Dative
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D
Possessive
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Solution

The correct option is A Dative
Nominative case is the "subject" of the sentence i.e the person/ thing that carries out the verb in the sentence. In the given sentence: "Father" is the Nominative case.
Objective case (also called Accusative case) is the "direct object" of the sentence. It is the person/ thing upon whom/ which the action of the verb is carried out. In the given sentence: "a piece of chocolate" is the Objective case.
Dative case is the "indirect object" of the sentence i.e the person/ thing which receives the "Direct object".
A noun is said to be in "possessive case" if it denotes ownership/ belonging.
In the given sentence, the underlined word "child" is the person who is the recipient of "a piece of chocolate". Hence, it is the dative case, which is Option C.

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