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Language - Latin
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08/23/2023

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Term
Give the Pronoun Agreement Rule.
Definition
A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in gender and number, but its case is determined by its function in its own clause.
Term
Give the three nominative singular endings for 2nd declension masculine nouns.
Definition
-us, -er, -ir
Term
2nd declension er nouns either ______ or ______ the e in the stem.
Definition
drop, retain
Term
Some nouns have only plural forms. An example is ____________.
Definition
liberi liberorum (children)
Term
Four confusing words with the root of liber are _____________.
Definition

liberi liberorum (children)

liber libri (book)

liber libera liberum (free)

libero (1) (to set free)

Term

What kind of verbs commonly have indirect objects?

Give Latin examples.

Definition

giving and telling verbs

 

do, demonstro, nuntio, narro

Term
What are the two ways to show an indirect object in English?
Definition

1 - the prepositions to and for

 

2 - word order - the indirect object precedes the direct object

Term
What is Sentence Pattern #5?
Definition
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Term
Give an example of Sentence Pattern #5 in Latin.
Definition
Maria Marco rosam dedit.
Term
Name the four verb complements you have learned.
Definition
direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, predicate adjective
Term
What are two ways to show possession in English?
Definition
preposition of and 's
Term
In Latin the possessive noun is in the _________ case.
Definition
genitive
Term
3rd declension nouns that have a genitive plural in -ium are called ___________.
Definition
i-stems
Term
Give two indications a noun may be an i-stem and an example of each.
Definition

1 - same number of syllables in nominative and genitive singular - civis civis

 

2 - stem ends in two consonants - pons pontis

Term
What are the two kinds of adjectives in Latin?
Definition
1st/2nd declension, 3rd declension
Term
3rd declension adjectives are related to _______.
Definition
i-stem nouns
Term
Define pronoun.
Definition
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Term
How many kinds of pronouns are there? Name them in pairs.
Definition

8

personal and possessive

intensive and reflexive

relative and interrogative

demonstrative and indefinite

Term
What is an antecedent?
Definition
An antecedent is the noun the pronoun takes the place of.
Term
Give the Latin word for we: _____ for us: ____.
Definition
nos, nos
Term
The genitive of 1st and 2nd person pronouns is used for _______ expressions that do not show ____________.
Definition
of, possession
Term
To show possession in the 1st and 2nd person, use the possessive pronoun adjectives:
Definition

meus

tuus

noster

vester

Term
Do the possessive pronoun adjectives function like adjectives or pronouns?
Definition
adjectives
Term
Give the Adjective Agreement Rule.
Definition
An adjective agrees with its noun in gender, number, and case, but not declension.
Term
How do you write cum with the 1st/2nd person pronouns?
Definition

mecum

tecum

nobiscum

vobiscum

Term
Define preposition.
Definition
A preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
Term
A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its _______________.
Definition
object (and modifiers)
Term
What English word adds an additional letter before words that begin with vowels?
Definition
a/an
Term
What two Latin prepositions are similar to this word?
Definition
a/ab, e/ex
Term
Latin prepositions govern either the ___________ or ________________ case.
Definition
ablative, accusative
Term
Prepositions that express motion toward generally take what case?
Definition
accusative
Term
Prepositions that express location, no motion, or motion from, generally take what case?
Definition
ablative
Term
Give two prepositions that can take either the ablative or the accusative case.
Definition
in, sub
Term
The infinitive ending for all 2nd conjugation verbs is _______ and for all 3rd conjugation verbs is ________.
Definition
- ere, -ere
Term
The 3rd conjugation does not have a stem with a consistent __________________.
Definition
stem vowel
Term
In the 3rd conjugation, you must chop to the _____ to find the present stem.
Definition
root
Term
How can you remember the variable vowels in the 3rd conjugation present system?
Definition
AE in the future, IOU in the present
Term
Why is the 3rd conjugation an old maid?
Definition
It has no bo's in its future.
Term
The infinitive ending for all 4th conjugation verbs is _____.
Definition
-ire
Term
Give the stem vowels for all four conjugations.
Definition

1st - a

2nd - e

3rd - none

4th - i

Term
The present system of the 4th conjugation is essentially the same as the 3rd conjugation with the addition of ______________.
Definition
the stem vowel i
Term
3rd io verbs belong to the 3rd conjugation because their infinitive ends in _______.
Definition
-ere
Term
The present system of 3rd io verbs looks exactly like __________________.
Definition
the present system of the 4th conjugation
Term
Define adverb.
Definition
An adverb is a word that usually modifies a verb, but also an adjective or another adverb.
Term
An adverb most often modifies a verb by answering the questions:
Definition

how?

when?

where?

to what extent?

Term
Many 1st/2nd declension adjectives can be changed into adverbs by adding _____ to the adjective stem.
Definition
-e
Term
Many 3rd declension adjectives can be changed into adverbs by adding ______ to the adjective stem.
Definition
-iter
Term
Some adjectives use the _______ ________ ________ form as an adverb. This form ends in either ____ or ____. Two examples are _______ and ________.
Definition

neuter singular accusative

-um or -e

multum and facile

Term
The perfect system is _________ regular in all four conjugations.
Definition
perfectly
Term
How do you find the perfect stem for all four conjugations?
Definition
Drop the i from the 3rd principal part.
Term
Although 3rd conjugation verbs do not have regular principal parts, they do have ________ that will help you remember them. What is the pattern for verbs like rego?
Definition

patterns

-o -ere -xi -ctus

Term
What are the two kinds of direct questions?
Definition

1 - questions introduced by question words

2 - questions answered with a yes or no

Term
How do you form yes or no questions in English?
Definition
by placing a helping verb first
Term
How do you form yes or no questions in Latin?
Definition
Add the enclitic -ne to the end of the first word of the sentence, usually the verb.
Term
Give the six common question words in English.
Definition
who, what, when, where, why, how
Term
Give the two voices of Latin and English verbs.
Definition
active and passive
Term
In the active voice, the subject ____________________.
Definition
performs the action of the verb
Term
In the passive voice, the subject ___________________.
Definition
receives the action of the verb
Term
To form the passive voice of the present system, substitute _____________ personal endings for ___________ personal endings.
Definition
passive, active
Term

When the action of the passive verb is performed by a LIVING AGENT, the construction is called the __________ ___ _______ and requires the preposition ______.

 

 

Give an example.

Definition

ablative of agent

a, ab

 

 

Galli a Caesare superantur. The Gauls are overcome by Caesar.

Term

When the action of the verb is performed by a NON-LIVING THING, the construction is called the _________ ____ _______ and the preposition is ________.

 

 

Give an example.

Definition

ablative of means

 

 

Galli gladio superantur. The Gauls are overcome by the sword.

Term

What is the one irregularity in the present passive system of the:

 

1st conjugation?

2nd conjugation?

3rd conjugation?

3rd io conjugation?

4th conjugation?

Definition

1st - 2nd person singular of future tense -beris

2nd - 2nd person singular of future tense -beris

3rd - 2nd person singular of present tense -eris

3rd io - 2nd person singular of present tense -eris

4th - NONE

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