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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Subject of any sentence
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-Nominative
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The complement (word on the other side of the 'linking verb')
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-Nominative
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Direct address
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-Nominative
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Direct objects of transitive verbs
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-Accusative
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Objects of certain prepositions
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-Sometimes or always accusative
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Modifies or limits a word by associating it with something
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-Genitive
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Possessive:
-actual possession -some other kind of association (in honor of, etc) |
-Genitive
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Partitive:
-whole collection of things to which a particular thing or subset belongs -used with any word that expresses number, quantity or partition |
-Genitive
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Descriptive:
-attributes a quality to a thing -a few prepositions have an object in this case |
-Genitive
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The object of a preposition:
-[ae]fter, [ae]t, be, fram, mid, of, to |
-Dative
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Interest:
-signifies that one is in some way interested in the outcome of an action -situations where something has been taken away |
-Dative
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Direct object:
-some verbs have their direct object in this case |
-Dative
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Possession:
-indicates possession -indicates interest |
-Dative
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Comparison:
-expressess likeness or equality |
-Dative
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Instrument, means, manner:
-sometimes expressed with 'mid' and 'fram', but it is usually necessary to add a preposition when translating |
-Dative
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Instrument, means, manner:
-distinct in only masculine and neuter singular adjectives and pronouns |
-Instrumental
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Accompaniment (not common)
-lytle werode = with a little force |
-Instrumental
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Expressions of time:
-[ae]lche d[ae]ge ~ each day -[p]y ilcan geare ~ in the same year |
-Instrumental
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