10. An old story tells us that when Caesar, who was a great Roman emperor, returned from a conquest which has ever since been famous, he brought back to Rome a formula that has revolutionized the world. It was a formula for making soap, and was considered one of the greatest treasures that was captured during the campaign. Caesar immediately saw the value that it would have in the eyes of the world, and he forced the soap-makers to reveal their secret.
11. The garrison is a handful of invalid soldiers, whose principal duty is to guard some of the outer towers.
12. This is the gentleman whom we met in Boston.
13. Mr. Carter, who was a member of our Boston firm, will take charge of our city sales.
14. We honestly believe that our latest Style Book, which goes with this letter, offers you more for every dollar that you spend than you can get elsewhere.
Case is that modification of a noun or a pronoun which denotes its relation to other words in the sentence. There are three cases: the nominative, the objective, and the possessive. Although nouns are used in all three cases, no change of form occurs except in the possessive case.
The nominative case is used in the following ways:
1. The principal use of the nominative case is as subject of the sentence; as,
| Noun: | The business is prosperous. |
| Pronoun: | It has been established for five years. |