Vocabulary Entry

nominative

|noun • adjective

noun

The grammatical case used for a noun or pronoun that is the subject of a verb.

Example Sentences

"In the sentence 'The dog barks,' 'the dog' is in the nominative case."

"Nouns in the nominative case are typically the doers of the action."

"In Latin, the nominative case often ends in a specific vowel."

adjective

Example Sentences

"In this language, the nominative form of the nouns is always the first entry in the dictionary."

"The nominative agreement must be maintained in both examples."

"She highlighted the nominative adjectives in the sentence."