— Nominative case (Именительный падеж), as it is the subject.

Верхушки (чего?) — This is the Genitive case because it shows possession or belonging. 3. Record the grammar marks

To find the case, ask a question from the verb or the governing noun to the word in question:

When writing this in your notebook, you usually underline the subject with one line, the predicate with two lines, and write the case abbreviation (И.п., В.п., Р.п.) above the nouns.

— Genitive case (Родительный падеж), answering the question "tops of what? ". Step-by-Step Breakdown 1. Identify the subject and predicate

(The tops of the pines turned golden.) Subject: Верхушки (Tops) Predicate: зазолотились (turned golden) 2. Determining Noun Cases:

The subject is who or what the sentence is about (usually in the Nominative case), and the predicate is the action they are performing. In the first sentence, "Солнце" is the doer, and "осветило" is the action. 2. Find the noun cases

— Nominative case (Именительный падеж), as it is the subject.