22 Cases of Nouns CASE OF NOUNS – Case shows the relation of a noun to other words in the sentence. There are three cases: 1. Nominative Case: a noun used as a subject, predicate noun, or direct address, or Or used as an appositive of one of these (An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed after another noun or pronoun to explain or identify.) Example: Alice, a neighbor of mine, is here. (The noun neighbor is an appositive identifying Alice. 2. Possessive Case: a noun that shows ownership 3. Objective Case: a noun used as a direct or indirect object, subject of an infinitive, or object of a preposition, or used as an appositive of one of these (An infinitive is to plus a verb. Example: to study) Examples: Sue, John really is my best friend. Sue, direct address – nominative case John, subject – nominative case friend, predicate noun – nominative case Examples: Betty made sandwiches for the picnic. Betty’s friend, Susie, brought lemonade. Betty, subject – nominative cases sandwiches, direct object – objective case picnic, object of preposition – objective case Betty’s, possessive – possessive case friend, subject – nominative case Susie, appositive of friend – nominative case lemonade, direct object – objective case