 | 1895 - Liczba stron: 170
...annexing an apostrophe and s ; as, men, meris ; oxen, oxeris (LXXIX.). 6. A noun used as the object of a verb or a preposition is said to be in the objective case (LXXXIX., xcv.). Point out the nouns in the following sentences. State which are singular, which plural.... | |
 | Charles Raymond Barrett - 1916 - Liczba stron: 228
...Field & Co.'s the editor of Scribner the editor of Scribner's 80. A noun which is used as the object of a verb, or a preposition, is said to be in the objective case. Examples. John's brother earns a good salary. (Object of the verb "earns.") The father of the boy is... | |
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A substantive, used as the object after a verb or a preposition, is said to be in the OBJECTIVE CASE. 