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Lesson No: 14                      The Noun Case in Language and its Functions in English Grammar The Noun case refers to the grammatical category that indicates the relationship between a noun, pronoun, or adjective and other elements in a sentence. It shows the noun's function in the sentence, such a s whether it is the subject, object, possessive, etc. Here are a few examples of common noun cases : Nominative Case: This is the case used for the subject of a sentence. For example, "The dog chased the cat." In this sentence, "the dog" is the subject and is in the nominative case. Accusative Case: This case is used for the direct object of a sentence. For example, "The boy threw the ball." In this sentence, "the ball" is the direct object and is in the accusative case. Dative Case: This case is used for the indirect object of a sentence. For example, "The mother gave the son a gift." In this sentence, "the son" is the in...