Number
Form Name
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Function
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Noun example
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Pronoun example
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Singular
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Represents the name of one of someone
or something
|
Poet
|
He
|
Plural
|
Represents the name of two or more of something
of someone
|
Poets
|
They
|
Gender
Form Name
|
Function
|
Noun example
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Pronoun example
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Masculine
|
Represents a male human being or
animal
|
Poet
|
He
|
Feminine
|
Represents a female human being or
animal
|
Poetess
|
She
|
Common
|
A Representation where it does not matter
whether male or female but is one of them
|
Teacher
|
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Neuter
|
Represents something where maleness
and femaleness does not apply
|
Thought, stone,
|
It
|
Case
Form Name
|
Function
|
Noun example
|
Pronoun example
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Nominative
|
Subject of a verb
Subject complement
|
Poet
|
I, we, you, he, she, they
|
Accusative
|
Object of a finite verb
Object of a non-finite verb
Object of a preposition
Object of a complement
|
Poets
|
Me, us, you, him, her, them,
|
Genitive
|
Shows possession, ownership or
relationship
|
Poet’s
|
Mine
|
Dative
|
Indirect object
|
Poet
|
Him
|
Vocative
|
Used as an address
|
Poet
|
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