Question

In the given sentence, choose the noun in the nominative case:
Ashwin tried his best to convince his father to send him on the excursion trip.
A) Excursion trip
B) Ashwin
C) Father
D) Convince

Answer 1

Hint: The nominative case is the case used for a pronoun or noun which is the subject of a verb or it Is the grammatical case for noun or pronoun. For example: Sharon ate apple – Sharon is the noun subject in nominative case.

Complete answer:
Let us look into the given options:
Option A) Excursion trip – is an incorrect answer because ‘excursion trip’ is not an action or not performing any action. So, this cannot be a noun in the nominative case. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Ashwin – is the correct answer because as explained above in the example: Sharon ate apple – Sharon is the noun subject in nominative case. So, here in the sentence ‘Ashwin tried his best to convince his father to send him on the excursion trip’ Ashwin is the subject in nominative case because he is carrying out some action. Therefore, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Father – is an incorrect answer because ‘father’ is a common noun. Common noun is a noun that is generic in nature or nonspecific name for a person, place or thing. For example: repeat, sleep, times and etc. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Convince – is an incorrect answer because convince is a verb not a noun. So, here we have to identify the noun in the nominative case. Therefore, ‘convince’ does not lie in this case and this is an incorrect answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Functions of noun in nominative case: There are specifically four ways – subject, appositive, subject complement and direct address. When it names the subject of the verb or identifies the doer of the action of the verb in the active voice that is called the noun is functionally nominative.