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Objective Case

The objective case of a noun is used as:
 a direct object. For example:

Mother cooked the meal.
O
He bounced the ball.
O
 an object of the preposition. For example:
The cat sat on the mat.
O
He eats with me.
O

Possessive Case
The possessive case of a noun is used to show the ownership of an object. For example:

This is Varun’s camera.
O
Those are Shweta’s clothes.
O

Practice Time 2

A. Underline the subjective cases of noun in the sentences given below.

1. Our new house is very spacious.
2. Jerry ran away from home.

3. The fan stopped with a groan.
4. Winning is my priority.
5. Harish called the villagers for help.

B. Underline the objective cases of noun in the sentences given below.

1. Vikram filled the bottle.
2. The farmer crossed the bridge.
3. Shweta wrote a letter.

4. Sheela narrated a story.
5. The child plucked a flower.

C. Underline the possessive cases of noun in the sentences given below.
1. This is the way to the men’s room.

2. She got a job in the children’s section of the library.
Nouns 4. Rahul’s school is very far from his home.
3. Ronny’s brother is an excellent trekker.

5. I don’t like the apple’s taste.

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns.
1. a ______________ of ants 2. a ______________ of sheep
3. a ______________ of bees 4. an _____________ of islands

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