In the sentence 'अलका कहती है कि मैं तृष्णा की चिट्ठियाँ पढ़ सकती हूँ' (Alka says that I can read Trishna's letters), what is the grammatical introduction of the underlined word 'अलका'?
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A. Noun, Proper, Feminine, Singular, Nominative case
B. Noun, Proper, Feminine, Singular, Dative case
C. Noun, Proper, Feminine, Singular, Genitive case
D. Noun, Proper, Feminine, Singular, Accusative case
Explanation:
The underlined word 'अलका' is a proper noun, referring to a specific person. It is feminine and singular. In the sentence, 'अलका' is the subject performing the action of 'कहती है' (says). Therefore, it is in the nominative case (कर्ताकारक). Options B (Dative), C (Genitive), and D (Accusative) are incorrect as they represent different grammatical roles (indirect object, possession, direct object, respectively) which 'अलका' does not fulfill here.