From 3a1dca2b362089343ec39d452bd7bc28fd4ad478 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drewcurley Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 18:14:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add '02_morphology_files/vocative.md' --- 02_morphology_files/vocative.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 02_morphology_files/vocative.md diff --git a/02_morphology_files/vocative.md b/02_morphology_files/vocative.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..84b64da2 --- /dev/null +++ b/02_morphology_files/vocative.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Vocative +Vocative is a case. Case is the form of a word that helps someone to know the function of the word in a sentence. + +Case helps the reader to know what the word is doing in a sentence. + +The vocative case names the person or thing being directly addressed. + +## What types of words use case? + +* **Noun**- Case on a noun helps the reader to know how someone or something relates to the action of the verb. +* **Article**- Case on an article helps the reader know which word the article is attached to. +* **Adjective**- Case on an adjective can help the reader to know which noun the adjective is describing. If the adjective is not used to describe something and it acts like a noun, case helps the reader to know how the word relates to the action of the verb. +* **Participle**- Case on a participle is used in the same way as it is with the noun or adjective. + +### More information about this topic +In Greek, the vocative case is often formed in the same way as the nominative case. A word in the vocative case will often look the same as the same word in the nominative case. +