Grammar - Week 10

Question 1

Genitive singular of 2nd declension nouns

Answer 1

-i

Question 2

Case for possessives and “of” phrases

Answer 2

Genitive

Question 3

Position of verb

Answer 3

The verb usually stands last in the sentence.

Question 4

Unique characteristic of all neuter (Grammar 39)

Answer 4

Nominative and accusative are same, both nouns and adjectives in singular and plural

Question 5

Appositive

Answer 5

A noun or a phrase that is “put beside” another noun to rename or explain it and set off by commas.

Question 6

Position of forms of sum in a Latin sentence (Grammar 461)

Answer 6

Anywhere in sentence

Question 7

Genetive singular of 3rd declension nouns

Answer 7

-is

Question 8

There is

There are

Answer 8

est (the expletive there)

sunt (the expletive there)

Question 9

Direct object case

Answer 9

Accusative

Question 10

Subject-verb agreement

Answer 10

The verb agrees with its subject in person and number.

Question 11

Give the nominative and genitive of the 6 neuter nouns of the 3rd declension.

Answer 11

agmen, agminis; corpus, corporis; flūmen, flūminis; iter, itineris; nōmen, nōminis; vulnus, vulneris

Question 12

Position of adverb

Answer 12

The adverb usually stands immediately before hte word it modifies.

Question 13

Gender of 1st declension nouns

Answer 13

1st declension nouns are feminine unless they name a male like nauta.

Question 14

Genitve singular of 1st declension nouns

Answer 14

All nouns whose genitive ends in -ae are in the 1st declension

Question 15

Gender of 4th declension nouns

Answer 15

usually masculine

Question 16

Natural gender rule applies to ALL declensions (Grammar 46-47)

Answer 16

A noun naming a male person is masculine (dux); a noun naming a female person is feminine (māter)

Question 17

Gender of 2nd declension nouns

Answer 17

-us - masculine

-um - neuter

Question 18

3rd declension masculine noun rule (Grammar 49)

Answer 18

Nouns ending in -er and -or (ERROR) are generally masculine.

Question 19

Genetive singular ending of 4th declension nouns

Answer 19

-ūs

Question 20

Indirect object case, or the “to/for” case

Answer 20

Dative

Question 21

Agreement rule for appositives (Grammar 473)

Answer 21

An appositive agrees with its noun in number and case.

Question 22

Prepositions take either of what two cases?

Answer 22

Ablative, accusative

Question 23

The preposition in with the acc. and abl.

Answer 23

In with the acc. indiates motion; in with ablative indicates position

Question 24

3rd declension neuter noun rule (Grammar 51)

Answer 24

Nouns ending in -l, -a, -n, -c, -e, -t (LANCET) are generally neuter.

Question 25

Give the case for each preposition: propter, post, cum, in

Answer 25

propter: accusative, post: accusative, cum: ablative, in: ablative

Question 26

Subject case

Answer 26

Nominative

Question 27

3rd declension feminine noun rule (Grammar 50)

Answer 27

Nouns ending in -s, -o, -x (SOX) are generally feminine.

Question 28

Two ways to indicate indirect objects in English

Answer 28

(1) “to” and (2) word order
(1) Christ gave God glory.
(2) Christ gave glory to God.

Question 29

Predicate nominitave case (Grammar 474)

Answer 29

Nominative