Nominative

usgb/ˈnɑːmɪnətɪv/
adjective

Relates to the case of nouns in some languages like English, where the noun is the subject of the verb.

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball.', 'The dog' is in the nominative case.
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Often appears as...

  • nominative case
  • nominative form

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Technical,Academic

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Subject Identification

The nominative case identifies who or what performs the action in a sentence.

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In 'She sings beautifully', 'She' is nominative.
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Not for Objects

Nominative isn't used for the object receiving an action, that's the objective case.

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In 'The cat follows her', 'her' is not nominative.
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Nominative Pronouns

Nominative pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

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'We will go to the park', 'we' is a nominative pronoun.
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