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Exercise I. Determine which case should be used in Russian for the underlined words

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1. I'll give this book to my syster.
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
2. John is writing with a pen.
Nominative
Instrumental
Prepositional
3. She knows the Russian language.
Genitive
Accusative
Prepositional
4. The theater is situated in the center of the town.
Genitive
Accusative
Prepositional
5. This is my sister's book.
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
6. The text of this dialogue is not difficult to understand.
Nominative
Genitive
Prepositional
7. He is in Moscow.
Nominative
Accusative
Prepositional
8. The student understands this text.
Nominative
Dative
Accusative
9. The book is on the table.
Accusative
Instrumental
Prepositional
10. Maria lives in Russia.
Nominative
Instrumental
Prepositional
11. She pays with a credit card.
Accusative
Instrumental
Prepositional
12. My brothers are watching TV.
Dative
Accusative
Prepositional
13. This girl is writing a letter to her mother.
Dative
Accusative
Prepositional
14. The boy told an interesting story to his friend.
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
15. The student is reading a book about history.
Accusative
Instrumental
Prepositional




Exercise II. Choose the words for which the required case would be used in Russian

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1. The tourist bought a souvenir in Moscow.
Accusative:
tourist
souvenir
Moscow
2. The boy is writing a letter to his father.
Dative:
boy
letter
father
3. My brother's phone is on the table.
Prepositional:
brother
phone
table
4. The traveler told a story to the children. .
Dative:
traveler
story
children
5. My mother is chopping the cabbage with a knife
Instrumenal:
mother
cabbage
knife
6. The hotel is situated in the center of the town.
Preposional:
hotel
center
town
7. Mark sent invitations to all his friends.
Accusative:
Mark
invitations
friends
8. Tom bought flowers for his girlfriend.
Dative:
Tom
flowers
girlfriend
9. The boy is eating pizza with his hands.
Instrumental:
boy
pizza
hands
10. This man's wife likes ice-cream.
Genitive:
man
wife
ice-cream