Grammar Questions Flashcards
A pronoun is a word used
To take the place of a noun
The noun the pronoun takes the place of is called the
Antecedent
How many kinds of pronouns are there
Name them
Eight
Personal and possessive
Intensive and reflexive
Relative and interrogation
Demonstrative and indefinite
Give the latin word for we:
And us:
Nos; nos
The genitive for 1st and 2nd personal pronouns is not used to show ______
They are used for other ___ expressions
Possession; of
How do you show possession for the 1st and 2nd person pronouns?
Possessive pronoun adjectives
Meus, teus, noster, vester
The words above function like _________
And they obey the ______________________
Adjectives; adjective agreement rule
Adjectives agreement rule:
An adjective must agree with its noun in gender, number, and case but but declension
Pronoun agreement rule:
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender and number but its case is determined by its function in the sentence
A prepositional phrase consists of ______&_______
Preposition and it’s object
Prepositions which show motion towards take the ________ case
Accusative
Prepositions which express location and no motion taken the _______case
Ablative
Prepositions which can take the accusative or ablative
Sub and in
From the founding of the city
Ab urbe condita
You too, Brutus?
Et tu, brute?
