-English Grammar Class #(12)

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-Nouns In Apposition.


Read the following sentences.


-Marlo, our captain, hit the ball.


In the sentence above, we can notice that 'Marlo' and 'our captain' are one and the same person. The Noun 'captain' is followed by the Noun 'Marlo', to explain which 'Marlo' is referred. For example, you're in a group of people or discussing where there are more than one 'Marlos', then to refer to a particular 'Marlo' among them you use 'Appositional Noun'. The word 'Apposition' means 'placing near'.


When one noun follows another to particularly describe it, the Noun which follows is said to be 'in apposition' to the Noun which comes before it. In the above sentence, the Noun 'captain' is in the apposition to the Noun 'Marlo' and also 'captain' is in the Nominative Case of Noun.


Read the following sentence now.


-I went to meet your uncle, the doctor.


In the sentence above, the Apposition Noun 'doctor' doesn't describe the Pronoun 'I'. It's describing someone else who is a doctor and used as an Objective or Accusative Case of the Noun. Therefore, the Noun in Apposition is in Objective or Accusative Case.


-Finally read the following sentence:


-Have you seen Picasso, the artist's drawings?


In the sentence above, the Apposition Noun 'artist's' is in the Possessive or Genitive Case because of its apostrophe 's' which shows possession. Therefore, the noun in apposition in the above sentence is in the Possessive or Genitive Case of a Noun.


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-English Grammar Class #11

-Rules For Formation Of The Possessive Case Of a Noun.


(1) When the Noun is Singular, the Possessive Case is formed by adding ('s) to the Noun. As:

The boy's book, party's agenda etc.


(2) When there are too many hissing sounds, the apostrophe (') is simply put at the end of the Noun. As:

For conscience' sake, for goodness' sake, for justice' sake, for Jesus' sake etc.


(3) When the Noun is Plural and ends in 's', the Possessive Case is formed by adding only an apostrophe. As:

Boys' School, Girls' School, horses' tails etc.


(4) When the Noun is Plural but does not end in 's', the Possessive Case is formed by adding ('s). As:

Men's club, children's books, women's wardrobe etc.


(5) When a Noun or title consists of several words, the Possessive sign is attached only to the last word. As:

-The King of Bhutan's visit.
- The Prime Minister of Mauritius's speech etc.


(6) When two Nouns are in apposition, the Possessive sign is attached to the latter only. As:

-That is Tagore, the poet's house.
-This is the store for men's wear.


(7) When two Nouns are closely connected, the Possessive sign is attached to the latter. As:

-Joan and Marie's bakery.
- William and Mary's reign.


(8) Each of two or more connected nouns implying separate possession, must take the Possessive sign as:

-Raja Rao's and R.K.Krishna's novels.
-Goldsmith's and Cowper's poems.


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-English Grammar Class #10

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-Dear Friends! We are going to learn about the Cases of a Noun. Noun has three cases, namely:

1. Subjective or Nominative Case
2. Objective or Accusative Case.
3. Possessive or Genitive Case.

In this class today, we will learn about Subjective or Nominative Case of a Noun only. We will learn about the two other cases in our next two classes.

So, let's begin with the Subjective or Nominative Case of a Noun. Consider the following sentence.

-Maria cooked a delicious meal.

In the sentence above, the Noun 'Maria' is used as a Subject because it is the answer to the question: Who cooked a delicious meal? The answer is, Maria. The group of words, 'cooked a delicious meal' is a Predicate (For getting a comprehensive understanding about a Subject and a Predicate, study our English Grammar Class #01  .  Therefore, whenever a Noun or a Pronoun is used as a Subject in a sentence, it is said to be in the Subjective or Nominative Case.

-To find the Subjective or Nominative Case of a Noun in a sentence, put 'who' or 'what' before a Verb. For example, by putting 'who' before the Verb 'cooked' in the above sentence: Who cooked a delicious meal, the answer we get is Maria. Therefore, Maria is the noun which is used as a Subjective or Nominative Case in the sentence.







-Objective or Accusative Case of Noun.




In our class today, we will discuss about Objective or Accusative Case of a Noun. Let's begin our discussion by considering the following sentence.


-Marina is fixing the bicycle.


As we know that every sentence has two parts, a Subject part and a Predicate part. In the sentence above, the Noun 'Marina' is the Subject part and ' is fixing the bicycle' is the Predicate part. There are two nouns used in the sentence above. One is in the Subject part(Marina) and the other in the Predicate part (bicycle) as an Object. When a Noun is used as an Object in the Predicate part of a sentence, it is called the 'Objective or Accusative Case of a Noun.


-To find an Objective or Accusative Case of a Noun in a sentence put 'Who' or 'What' before the Verb and its subject. For example: What Marina is fixing? The answer is: the bicycle. Therefore, 'the bicycle' is the Objective or Accusative Case of a Noun in the given sentence.




-Possessive or Genitive Case of a Noun.


Consider the following sentences.


1. This is Elizabeth's car.
2. These are Nestle's products.


In the sentences above you will notice that the Nouns (Subjects) 'Elizabeth' and 'Nestle' are mentioned with an apostrophe 's'. This apostrophe 's' denotes something that is possessed or produced by the Subject of a sentence.


For example:


1. Elizabeth's car = the car that is possessed by Elizabeth.
2. Nestle's products = the products which are produced by Nestle.


The Possessive or Genitive Case of a Noun answers the question 'whose'. For example:


-Whose car? The answer is: Elizabeth's car.
-Whose products? The answer is: Nestle's products.


-The Possessive or Genitive Case of a Noun does not always denote possession. It is also used to denote authorship, origin, kind, etc. For example:


-John Milton's essays = essays written by John Milton.


-A father's affection = affection felt by a father.


-The President's speech = the speech delivered by the President.


-Araf's school = the school where Araf goes.


-A children's playground = a playground for children.


-A week's holiday = a holiday which lasts for a week.


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