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In Icelandic, “quirky subjects” are assigned unusual instances of these features by the verb. Spoken dialects (10[1])of Arabic omit morphemes, often vowels, that mark these features called ’i‘rāb. Inherent and structural types of these features are respectively based on semantic roles (-5[1])or placement in a syntax tree, such as the complement of a verb phrase. Jean-Roger Vergnaud (“vairn-YO”) argued that every noun phrase has one of these features, (-5[1])proposing their namesake “filter.” Split ergativity occurs when a language uses multiple morphosyntactic alignments to assign these features to nouns. (10[1])Some Uralic languages have (-5[1])over 14 of these features, including (10[1])illative, ablative, and dative ones. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, (-5[1])name these features that change the inflection of a noun and include the nominative and accusative. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: grammatical cases [accept specific cases such as the nominative case; accept case filter or case marking]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)Liberty B (DII)1510
Andrew Storm (DII)GWU B (Grad)Roanoke College A (DII)40-5
Alex Emmert (UG)Maryland B (UG)William & Mary A (UG)66-5
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Duke A (UG)8610
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)Virginia A (UG)90-5
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)GWU A (UG)9610
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)UNC D (DII)10110
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)Virginia B (UG)10110
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)10310
Michael Eng (UG)UNC C (UG)JMU A (UG)104-5
Taylor Salazar (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)GWU B (Grad)1210
Aidan Casdin (UG)JMU A (UG)UNC C (UG)1210
Minh Nguyen (DII)Virginia A (UG)Virginia C (UG)12110