Question

Identify the case of the underlined noun in the following sentence:
The Prime Minister gave a fantastic speech on Independence Day.

• A. Nominative
• B. Objective / Accusative
• C. Possessive
• D. Dative

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Nominative

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, the underlined word "Prime Minister" is the person who is the giving the speech. i.e He is the person who is carrying out the verb. Hence, the correct answer is Option A i.e Nominative case.

Option B: Incorrect. Reason : Objective case (also called Accusative case) is the "direct object" of the sentence. In the given sentence the words - "fantastic speech" is in Objective case.

Option C: Incorrect. Reason: A noun is said to be in "possessive case" if it denotes ownership/ belonging. In the given sentence, there is no word in Possessive case.

Option D: Incorrect. Reason: Dative case is the "indirect object" of the sentence i.e the person/ thing which receives the "Direct object". In the given sentence, there is no word in Dative case.