Cases quiz 2025

On Thursday the boy is playing chess with Mrs Schmidt.
Am Donnerstag spielt der Junge Schach mit Frau Schmidt.

• Am Donnerstag

• the noun in accusative case (the direct object)

• Schach

• the noun in nominative case (the subject)

• spielt

• the verb

• der Junge

• the adverbial phrase

Die nette Frau gibt mir ihre Katze.
The nice lady is giving me her cat.

Groups:

(a) The subject of the sentence (nominative)

,

(b) The direct object (accusative)

,

(c) The verb

,

(d) The indirect object (dative)

• mir

• ihre Katze

• Die nette Frau

• gibt

Manchmal zeigt mir die alte Dame ihre Blumen.
Sometime the old lady shows me her flowers.

What is the direct object of this sentence in accusative case?

• Manchmal

• zeigt

• mir

• die alte Dame

• ihre Blumen.

Every noun in German has a case: it must be nominative or accusative or dative or genitive.

• True

• False

The person/thing doing the verb ("verbing") will be:

• the subject of the sentence

• the direct object of the sentence

• the indirect object of the sentence

• the possessive

The person or thing being "verbed" (whatever the verb is) will be:

• the subject of the sentence

• the direct object of the sentence

• the indirect object of the sentence

• the possessive

The person or thing the verb (action) is done for will be:

• The subject of the sentence

• The direct object of the sentence

• The indirect object of the sentence

• The possessive

Which case is the subject of the sentence?

• nominative

• accusative

• dative

• genitive

Which case is the direct object of a sentence?

• nominative

• accusative

• dative

• genitive

Der strenge Lehrer legt immer ein großes Lineal auf den Tisch.
The strict teacher always lays a big ruler on the table.

• prepositional phrase (place word)

• auf den Tisch.

• verb

• immer

• Subject of sentence. Nominative.

• Der strenge Lehrer

• adverb of time

• ein großes Lineal

• Direct object. Accusative.

• legt