General latin grammar Flashcards

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parts of speech

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Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections

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Characteristics of verbs

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Person (1st, 2nd, 3rd); Number (singular or plural); Tense; Mood; Voice

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What are the latin tenses

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Present; Future; Imperfect; Perfect; Future Perfect; Pluperfect

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What do infinite verbs lack?

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Person and number

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What is the predicate?

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That which is said about a subject, and consists of a verg with or without modifiers

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What is the direct object?

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That to which something is done

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What is a transitive verb?

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A verb whose action passes over to the object directly. Eg the verb “hits” in “the boy hits the ball” is transitive

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What is an intransitive verb?

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A verb which does not admit of a direct object e.g. “I walk”

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What is a conjunction?

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A word which connects words, parts of sentences or sentences e.g. and

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What is a preposition

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A word which defines the relationship between words, such as to, for, by, from, in

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