Examples of “nominative” in a Sentence

adjective Relating to the grammatical case of a noun or pronoun that marks it as the subject of a finite verb.

• 'She' is the nominative form of the pronoun, used when it is the subject.
• In Latin, a noun's ending changes to show the nominative case.
• The nominative pronoun 'he' becomes 'him' in the objective case.

noun The grammatical case, or a word in that case, used for the subject of a finite verb.

• The nominative is used for the subject of a clause.
• Grammar books list the nominative before the other cases.
• In German, the nominative changes form depending on gender.