State the case of the underlined noun in the following sentence: My mother loves Shakespeare's plays.
A
Nominative Case
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B
Objective Case
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C
Genitive Case
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D
Noun in Apposition
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Solution
The correct option is C Genitive Case A noun is said to be in the possessive case if it denotes possession or ownership. Here, the plays belong to Shakespeare. So, the noun is in the genitive case.