The Nominative Case

 
Question 1: Using Nominative Case Articles: Definite and Indefinite

The missing definite and indefinite articles below are all in the nominative case. Type in the correct forms with help of the table. The nouns are colour-coded: masculine | feminine | neuter | plural.

(a) Junge hat lange schwarze Haare. - The boy has long black hair.

(b) Wo ist Schülerin? - Where is the student?

(c)  Bett ist sehr bequem. - The bed is very comfortable.

(d)  Freund von mir spielt Geige. Er ist talentierter Musiker. - A friend of mine plays the violin. He is a talented musician.

(e) Wann kommt Mädchen zur Schule? - When is the girl coming to school?

(f) junge Frau möchte  berühmte Ärztin werden. - The young woman would like to become a famous doctor.

(g) Heute kocht  Köchin Nudeln. - Today the cook is cooking noodles / pasta.

(h) Kinder bekommen zu Weihnachten viele Geschenke. - The children get many presents for Christmas.


Question 2: About the Nominative Case

The of any sentence is in the nominative case. The person, animal or thing that is the subject of the sentence controls what happens. The subject the conjugation of the verb.

With verbs such as (to be), (to become) and  (to remain), only the nominative case is used.

Which sentences below contain only the nominative case? Use a  to select four sentences. Mark the sentences with other cases in them with a .

  (a) Meine Mutter ist ein wunderbarer Mensch. - My mother is a wonderful human being.

  (b) Ich mag meine Freunde. - I like my friends.

  (c) Meine Schwester ist auch meine beste Freundin. - My sister is also my best friend.

  (d) Meine Mathelehrerin macht mich nervös. - My Maths teacher makes me nervous.

  (e) Das Kätzchen ist süß. - The kitten is sweet.

  (f) Mein Bruder möchte ein ehrlicher Politiker werden. - My brother would like to become an honest politican.

  (g) Ich gehe oft mit Freunden in den Park.I often go with friends to the park.


Question 3: Identifying the Nominative Case in Sentences

Select ✅ for the words or phrases in the nominative case below. You should find 10 nominative examples and mark them with a ✅ .

Mark the words or phrases that are NOT in the nominative case with a ❌. You should find 13 words or phrases in a different case and mark them with a  .

 

(a) Ich  bin  ein freundlicher Mensch  . - I am a kind/friendly person.

(b) Das  ist sehr nett von dir . - That's very kind/nice of you.

(c) Mein Bruder  teilt ein Zimmer  mit mir  . Leider ist er  sehr unordentlich. - My brother shares a room with me. Unfortunately, he's very untidy.

(d) Meine Familie und ich  wohnen auf dem Land . - My family and I live in the country.

(e) Jeden Tag schreibe ich  Textnachrichten  an meine Freunde  . - Every day, I write text messages to my friends.

(f) Es   gibt in meinem Haus  einen Keller  und eine große Küche . - There is a cellar and a kitchen in my house.

(g) Auf meinem Nachttisch   habe ich  ein Tagebuch  . Das   liest niemand   außer mir  ! - On my bedside table, I have a diary. No-one but me reads it!