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This guide explains the concepts of nominative and accusative nouns in sentences. A nominative noun serves as the subject and performs the action of the verb, while an accusative noun acts as the direct object and receives that action. For instance, in "The boy climbs the tree," "boy" is nominative, and "tree" is accusative. Additionally, it discusses declensions that indicate different endings based on gender (masculine, feminine, and neuter) for nominatives and accusatives, essential for proper sentence structure.
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Nominatives and Accusatives By Michael Wojtukiewicz
Nominatives • A nominative noun is considered to be the subject of a sentence, and actually does the action depicted by the verb. • An example of a nominative noun in a sentence is: The boyclimbs the tree. • The boy is the subject of this sentence so therefore it is a nominative noun.
Accusatives • An accusative noun is the direct object of a sentence and receives the action done by the nominative noun. • An example of an accusative noun in a sentence is: The boy climbs the tree. • Tree is the direct object because it receives the action so therefore it is an accusative noun.
Declensions • Each nominative and accusative has its own specific ending to make sense in a sentence. • There are three declensions that are based on the gender of both the nominative and the accusative. • The three genders are masculine, feminine, and neutral and the gender of the nominative or accusative shows what ending is needed.
