This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Case Marking – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Case Marking Quiz 1 (24 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which pronoun is an example of the nominative case? A) Us. B) She. C) Him. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 2. In nominative-accusative languages, the subject of a sentence A) Changes case between transitive and intransitive structures. B) Remains consistent regardless of sentence type. C) Always takes the oblique case. D) Shares the same case as the object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remains consistent regardless of sentence type. 3. What does the term "ergative" refer to in ergative-absolutive languages? A) The subject of a transitive verb. B) The object of an intransitive verb. C) The subject of an intransitive verb. D) The possessive noun in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject of a transitive verb. 4. Frau DiNatale hat ..... Baby. A) Eine. B) Einen. C) Ein. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ein. 5. What is the function of the accusative case in nominative-accusative languages? A) To mark the object of transitive sentences. B) To mark the subject of intransitive sentences. C) To indicate possession. D) To show relationships between clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mark the object of transitive sentences. 6. Which of these is the feminine word for "the?" A) Der. B) Die. C) Das. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Die. 7. The genitive case is used to express A) Ownership or possession. B) The receiver of an action. C) The subject of a verb. D) An indirect relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ownership or possession. 8. Which sentence represents an ergative-absolutive language structure? A) She kicks the ball. B) The ball rolls. C) Sarah's book is on the table. D) I gave a gift to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ball rolls. 9. My mother = A) Meine Mutter. B) Mein Mutter. C) Eine Mutter. D) My Mutter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meine Mutter. 10. Ich habe ..... Tante. A) Eine. B) Einen. C) Ein. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eine. 11. Which of the following is an example of the genitive case? A) He will finish it tomorrow. B) This is Sarah's book. C) She ran to the store. D) I gave him a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is Sarah's book. 12. Ich habe ..... Stiefvater. A) Eine. B) Einen. C) Ein. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Einen. 13. Which of these is the neutral word for "the?" A) Der. B) Die. C) Das. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Das. 14. My grandpa = A) Mein Opa. B) Meine Oma. C) Mein Onkel. D) Mein Bruder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mein Opa. 15. What is a characteristic of a nominative-accusative language? A) The subject is treated differently in transitive and intransitive sentences. B) The subject is treated the same in transitive and intransitive sentences. C) The object of the sentence takes a genitive case. D) It does not distinguish between subject and object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The subject is treated the same in transitive and intransitive sentences. 16. Ich habe einen Bruder. A) I have a sister. B) I have a brother. C) You have a brother. D) Do you have a brother?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have a brother. 17. Ergative-absolutive languages treat the subject of an intransitive verb similarly to A) The subject of a transitive verb. B) The object of a transitive verb. C) The possessive form of a noun. D) The complement of a copula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The object of a transitive verb. 18. What distinguishes nominative-accusative from ergative-absolutive languages? A) The use of prepositions in sentence structure. B) The consistency of verb agreement rules. C) The inclusion of possessive pronouns. D) The treatment of the subject and object in transitive sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The treatment of the subject and object in transitive sentences. 19. Ich habe ..... Schwester. A) Eine. B) Einen. C) Ein. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eine. 20. Which of these is the masculine word for "the?" A) Der. B) Die. C) Das. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Der. 21. In the sentence "She kicks the ball, " the word "she" is in which case? A) Genitive. B) Oblique. C) Nominative. D) Absolutive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nominative. 22. In the sentence, "I gave a gift to her, " the pronoun "her" is in which case? A) Ergative. B) Nominative. C) Genitive. D) Oblique. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oblique. 23. The oblique case is typically used for A) Indicating the subject of a sentence. B) Prepositions, objects, or relationships. C) Showing possession. D) Describing complements of a copula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositions, objects, or relationships. 24. What is the nominative case primarily used for? A) Indicating possession. B) Describing the subject of a sentence. C) Marking indirect objects. D) Showing the receiver of an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing the subject of a sentence. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCase System QuizFunctional Grammar QuizIdeational Metafunction QuizInterpersonal Metafunction QuizLexical Grammar QuizLexical Relations QuizLexical Resource QuizLexical Semantics QuizMaterial Processes QuizMental Processes QuizMorphology QuizNoun Phrase Structure QuizProbability Models QuizProcess Types QuizReciprocal Trigonometric Functions QuizSemantic Fields QuizSystemic Functional Linguistics QuizTransitivity System QuizUnderstanding Connotations QuizVerbal Functions QuizVerbal Group Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books