Objective Case (Noun)
Meaning
The case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The teacher wrote the student's name in the objective case on the board to illustrate the grammatical concept.
- In the sentence "The dog chased the ball," "ball" is in the objective case because it receives the action of the verb.
- The objective case is used for nouns that receive the direct action of the verb, as in "She gave the gift to her friend."
- The word "whom" is in the objective case because it is the object of the verb "saw" in the sentence "Whom did you see at the party?"
- In the sentence "The manager hired the new employee," "employee" is in the objective case because it is the direct object of the verb "hired."