Chapter 6 - Nominative and Accusative; Article

Question 1

What is the nominative case?

Answer 1

The nominative case is used to refer to who/what(the subject) is doing the action of the active verb.

Question 2

What is the accusative case?

Answer 2

The accusative case is used to refer to who/what(the object) the action of the active verb is done to.

Question 3

What is an equative verb?

Answer 3

A verb that equates the subject with something else. The word “is” and “are” are examples.

Question 4

What is a predicate nominative?

Answer 4

1. Simple predicate nominative: This is a predicate nominative that contains a single noun. (“Melinda is a musician.”)
2. Compound predicate nominative: This is a predicate nominative containing multiple nouns. (“The fastest birds are peregrine falcons, saker falcons, and golden eagles.”)