The nominative (subjective), objective, and possessive are the cases of nouns and pronouns.
A nominative noun or pronoun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause.
An objective case noun or pronoun functions as the object of a verb or a preposition.
A possessive case noun or pronoun indicates possession or ownership, origin or purpose of another word in the sentence.
EXAMPLES
Nominative noun: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill. (subject of the sentence)
Nominative pronoun: She made cookies for Jack and Jill. (subject of the sentence)
Objective noun: Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill. (direct object of the verb)
Objective pronoun: Aunt Jane made them for Jack and Jill. (direct object of the verb)
Possessive noun: Aunt Jane's cookies are so good.
Possessive pronoun: Jack and Jill like cookies, but hers are their favorite.
Possessive adjective: Jack and Jill like cookies, but hers are their favorite.
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Nominative case refers to the subject of a sentence, while the accusative case refers to the direct object. Possessive case indicates ownership. Nominative, accusative, and possessive are all ways in which nouns change form based on their grammatical function in a sentence.
"Nominative" and "possessive" are cases, not parts of speech. Nominative is used for the subject of a sentence, while the possessive case shows ownership. Parts of speech refer to categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
Nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence, objective case for the object of a verb, and possessive case to show ownership or association with someone or something. Nominative case is typically the subject of the sentence, objective case is typically the direct object, and possessive case is showing possession.
The predicate nominative is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject. The objective personal pronoun 'her' can function as a predicate nominative. Example:The winner is her.The possessive adjective, a word that describes a noun. The possessive adjective 'her' can describe a noun that is a predicate nominative. Example:The winner is her horse.
The pronoun 'them' is the objective form of the pronoun 'they'.The pronouns 'they' and 'them' are the third person, plural, personal pronouns.The pronoun 'them' functions as the object of a verb or a preposition.Example: The Walters came to visit and theybrought the baby with them. (object of the preposition 'with')
"They" can be a nominative case pronoun when it is used as the subject of a sentence (e.g., "They are going to the party"). It can also be an objective case pronoun when it is used as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., "I gave the book to them").