Latin 2 Grammar Questions
Give an example of Sentence Pattern #5 in Latin.
Maria Marco rosam dedit.
2nd decl. er nouns either ____or _____the e in the stem.
drop or retain
3rd io verbs belong to the 3rd conjugations because their infinitive ends in ____.
ere
The third conjugation does not have a stem with a consistent________.
stem vowel
What is sentence pattern #5?
subject + verb + I.O. + D.O.
Give the three nominative singular endings for 2nd decl. masculine nouns.
us, er, ir
Many 1st/2nd declension adjectives can be changed in to adverbs be adding ___.
ē
The infinitive ending for 2nd conjugation verbs is _____; and for 3rd conjugation berbs is _____.
ēre, ere
In the 3rd conjugation you must chop to the ______ to find the present stem.
root
The present system of the 4th conjugation is essentially the same as the 3rd conjugation with the addition of _____.
the stem vowel i
Give two indications a noun may be an i-stem and an example of each.
(1) same number of syllables in a nominative and genitive -collis, collis or (2) stem ends in two consonants - pons, pontis
Give the stem vowels for all four conjugations.
1st - a 2nd - ē, 3rd - (none), 4th - i
What are the two types of adjectives in Latin?
1st/2nd declension and 3rd declension
How many kinds of pronouns are there? Name them in pairs.
8: personal, possessive reflexive, intensive; interrogative, relative; demonstrative, indefinite
Define preposition.
A preposition shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence.
Give the Pronoun Agreement Rule._______________
A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in gender and number, but its case is determined by its own clause.
Define pronoun.
A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
How can you remember the variable vowels in the 3rd conjugation present stem system?________________
AE in future IOU in present
Give the Adjective Agreement Rule._________________
An adjective agrees with its noun in gender, number, and case, but not declension.
Define adverb.
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an antecedent?
An antecedent is the noun the pronoun takes the place of.
What English word adds an additional letter before words that begin with vowels?
a
What two Latin prepositions are similar to this word?
a/ab e/ex
Prepositions that express location, no motion, or motion from, take what case?
abl.
Latin prepositions govern either the ________or______cases.
ablative or accusative
Prepositions that express motion forward generally take what case?
accusative
The possessive pronoun adjectives function like adjectives or pronouns?__________
adjectives
In Latin the indirect object is in the ______case.
dative
In Latin the possessive noun is the _____case.
genitive
What kind of verbs have indirect objects? Give Latin examples.
giving and telling; do, demonstro, nuntio, narro
An adverb most commonly modifies a verb by answering the questions_______________.
how, when, where, to what extent
Third declension adjectives are related to _______.
i-stem nouns
Third declension nouns that have a genitive plural in ium are called_____.
i-stems
Give two prepositions that can take either the ablative or the accusative case.
in, sub
The infinitive of the 4th conjugation is ____.
ire
Why is the 3rd conjugation an old maid?
it has no bo's in its future
How many 3rd declension adjectives can be changed in to adverbs by adding ___.
iter
Four confusing words with the root of liber are
liberi liberorum children; liber libri, book; liber libera, liberum free; libero (1) to set free
Some nouns have only plural forms. An example is ________.
līberi liberorum
How do you write cum with the 1st/2nd person pronouns?
mecum, tecum, nobiscum, vobiscum
To show possession in the 1st and 2nd person, use the possessive pronoun adjectives:
meus, tuus, noster, vester
Some adjectives use their _________ forms as adverbs. These forms end in either ___ or ___. Two examples are _______ and ______.
neuter singular accusative, um or e. multum and fācile.
Give the Latin word for we:_____ for us:________
nos, nos
A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its___________.
object (and modifiers)
The genitive of 1st and 2nd person pronouns is used for______expressions that do not show____________.
of, possession
Name the four complements you have learned.
predicate nominative; predicate adjective; direct object; indirect object
What are the two ways to show possession in English?
preposition of and 's
What are the two ways to show an indirect object in English?
the preposition to; word order - the indirect object precedes the direct object
The present system of the 3rd io verbs looks exactly like___________.
the present system of the 4th conjugation
