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1
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The Genitive singular of First Declension nouns is

A

-ae

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Gender of 1st Declension Nouns

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Feminine unless they name a male person or profession

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The subject case is

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Nominative case

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Subjects and verbs agree in:

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Person andnumber

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5
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The direct object case is:

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Accusative case

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What is the position of the verb in aLatin sentence?

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usually last

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What is the position of adverbs?

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immediately before the word it modifies

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What case is used for possessives and “of” phrases?

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Genitive case

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What is the gender of 2nd declension nouns?

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-us masculine, -um neuter

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What is a unique characteristic of ALL neuter nouns and adjectives?

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Nominative and Accusative are alike in singular and plural

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What is the indirect object, or “to/for”, case?

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Dative case

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12
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Prepositions take either of what two cases?

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Accusative or Ablative

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13
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Give the case these prepositions take: propter, cum, post, in.

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propter and post take Accusative ,cum and in take Ablative.

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14
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What case is the Predicate nominative case?

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Nominative case

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15
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What is the position of sum and its forms?

A

anywhere in the sentence

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What is the Genitive singular ending of 3rd declension nouns?

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-is

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17
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What is the Natural Gender rule and how is it applied?

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Applies to ALL declensions; male person is masculine, female person is feminine

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18
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In 3rd declension, what is the acronym to identify feminine nouns?

A

SOX

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In 3rd declension, what is the acronym to identify masculine nouns?

A

ERROR

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In 3rd declension,what is the acronym to identify Neuter nouns?

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LANCET

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21
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A noun that is put beside another noun to rename or explain it is called what?

A

Appositive

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22
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What is the agreement rule for Appositives?

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An appositive agrees with its noun in number and case.

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How do you say “there is” and “there are” in Latin?

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est, sunt

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Give the nom. and gen. singular for the Latin words meaning “river” and “journey.”

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flumen, fluminis, iter, itineris

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Give the Nom. and Gen. singular of the Latin words meaning “body” and “wound.”

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corpus, corporis,vulnus, vulneris

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Give the Nom. and Gen. singular of the Latin words for “column” and “name.”

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agmen, agminis, nomen, nominis

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27
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Name the 6 neuter 3rd declension nouns in alphabetical order!

A

agmen, corpus, flumen, iter, nomen, vulnus

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What is the Genitive singular ending of 4th declension nouns?

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-us

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29
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What is the gender of 4th declension nouns?

A

mostly masculine

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30
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Give the Genitive singular ending of 5th declension nouns

A

-ei

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31
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What is the gender of 5th declension nouns?

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mostly feminine

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32
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How many groups of adjectives are there?

A

2

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33
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What are the two groups of adjectives called?

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1st and 2nd declension, 3rd declension.

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34
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What is the Adjective/Noun agreement rule?

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Adjective agrees with its noun in Gender, Number, and case

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35
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What is the Position rule for adjectives?

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Quantity adjective precedes its noun, Quality adjectives usually follow

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36
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What is the Predicate adjective case?

A

Nominative

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37
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What case does the preposition “pro” ALWAYS take?

A

Ablative

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38
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In expressions of place, what does pro mean?

A

In front of or before

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39
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In expressions with nouns naming persons, what does pro mean?

A

On behalf of or for

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40
Q

3rd declension adjectives ending in is, e in the Nom. singular are declined how?

A

like gravis, grave

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41
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What adjectives govern cases?

A

cupidus, plenus, finitimus, similis

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42
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What case does cupidus, a, um govern?

A

Genitive

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43
Q

What case does plenus, a, um govern?

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Genitive or Ablative

44
Q

What case does finitimus, a, um govern?

A

Dative

45
Q

What case does similis, e govern?

A

Genitive or Dative

46
Q

In English and Latin verbs change their form to show what 3 things?

A

tense, person, number

47
Q

All verbs belonging to 1st conjugation have an infinitive ending in what?

A

-are

48
Q

The final personal endings of Latin verbs are:

A

o, s, t; mus, tis, nt

49
Q

What are the 3 ways to translate a present tense Latin verb? Use “praise” in your examples.

A

I praise, I do praise, I am praising

50
Q

What time does the Latin imperfect tense express?

A

continuing action in the past

51
Q

What is the imperfect tense sign (1st and 2nd Conjugation)?

A

Ba

52
Q

What time does Future tense express?

A

action that will take place in the future

53
Q

What is the future tense sign (1st and 2nd Conjugation)?

A

Bi

54
Q

All 2nd conjugation verbs have their 2nd principal part (infinitive) ending in what?

A

ere with a macron

55
Q

What does a direct reflexive pronoun do?

A

refers back to the subject of its own clause

56
Q

All 3rd conjugation verbs have an infinitive ending in what? (2nd principal part)

A

-ere without a macron

57
Q

What is the rule of agreement for pronouns?

A

It agrees in gender and # to its noun (L11); the case by its use in its own clause (L24)

58
Q

What is the ending of the 2nd principal part of all 4th conjugation verbs?

A

-ire

59
Q

What is an intransitive verb?

A

A verb that cannot take a direct object in the Accusative case.

60
Q

What 3rd person pronoun is used to refer back to the subj of its own clause?

A

sui, sibi, se, se

61
Q

What are the meanings
of 3rd person direct
reflexive pronoun?

A

himself, herself, itself, themselves

62
Q

What is a
postpositive
conjunction?

A

A conjunction that cannot stand first in a sentence or clause.

63
Q

Is autem a postpositive conjunction?

A

yes

64
Q

Is itaque a postpositive conjunction?

A

No.

65
Q

Is enim a postpositive conjunction?

A

Yes.

66
Q

What are the four principal parts of 4th conj. verbs?

A

io, ire, ivi itus

67
Q

“Per” is a preposition
that takes what case
and means what?

A

Accusative; through

68
Q

What are the 4
principal parts of the
“to be” verb?

A

sum, esse, fui, futurus

69
Q

What are the meanings
of the 4 principle parts
of “sum”?

A

I am, to be, I was (have been), about to be

70
Q

What are the 4 principal
parts of the compound of
“sum” meaning “am
away”?

A

absum, abesse, afui, afuturus

71
Q

On which principal part is
the perfect tense (active)
formed (L15)?

A

3rd principal part

72
Q

What are the
possessive adjectives of
the 1st person (L16)?

A

meus, a, um; noster, nostra, nostrum

73
Q

What are the
possessive adjectives of
the 2nd person (L16)?

A

tuus, a, um; vester, vestra, vestrum

74
Q

How do 1st & 2nd person
possessive adjectives
agree with their nouns
(L16)?

A

Gender, Number, Case

75
Q 
What position do 1st & 2nd
person possessive
adjectives take (L16)?
A

Usually follows the noun it modifies

76
Q

When is a verb in

the Active voice?

A

When the Subject is performing the action of the verb.

77
Q

When is a verb in

the Passive voice?

A

When the subject is the one receiving the action of the verb.

78
Q

When does “in”
take the Accusative
case?

A

When there is movement or motion expressed.

79
Q

When does “in”
take the Ablative
case?

A

When there is no idea of movement or motion.

80
Q

When does
posuerunt mean
“pitched”?

A

when used with castra

81
Q

When does agunt

mean “give”?

A

when it has gratias for its object

82
Q

When does gratia

mean “grace”?

A

only in Christian Latin

83
Q

“Forest” is
translated into
what # in Latin?

A

in the plural

84
Q

“Enemy” (singular in
English) is translated
into what # in Latin?

A

plural

85
Q

How are 1st & 2nd
declension adjectives
declined?

A

us, i; a, ae; um, a

86
Q

In Christian Latin,
where is “sanctus”
usually placed?

A

before its noun

87
Q

How is Jesus’s
name declined in
Latin?

A

Jesus, Jesu, Jesu, Jesum, Jesu

88
Q

All 1st conj. verbs’
infinitives end in
what?

A

-are

89
Q

What are the endings of
regular 1st conj. verbs’ 4
principal parts?

A

o, are, avi, atus

90
Q

What are the 4
principal parts of
“do, dare”?

A

do, dare, dedi, datus, 1, tr.

91
Q

What word for “winter
quarters” is always
used in the plural?

A

hīberna

92
Q

What happens to

locus in the plural?

A

it becomes neuter

93
Q

What does “ōrātiō”
mean in Christian
Latin?

A

prayer

94
Q

What does “ōrātiō”
mean in
regular/classical Latin?

A

speech

95
Q

How do you
conjugate sum in
the present tense?

A

sum, es, est;

sumus, estis, sunt

96
Q

How is “tū”
declined
(singular)?

A

tū, tuī, tibi, tē, tē

97
Q

How is “vōs”

declined?

A

vōs,
vestrī/vestrum,
vōbis, vōs, vōbis

98
Q

How do 3rd conj. verbs
end in the infinitive (2nd
principal part)?

A

-ere without a

macron

99
Q

When does “ponō”

mean “pitch”?

A

when used with

“castra”

100
Q

When ponō is modified
with an “in”-phrase, what
case does “in” take?

A

the Ablative

always

101
Q

How do 4th conj. verbs
end in infinitive (2nd
princ. part)?

A

-īre

102
Q

How does Henle
identify
intransitive verbs?

A

4th principal part

is -um

103
Q

What is unique about
proelium when used
in the Ablative (L16)?

A

the preposition

“in” is not used

104
Q

What preposition usually
accompanies absum and
what does it mean?

A

ab; from

105
Q

Genitive singular of 1st declension nouns.

A

-ae

106
Q

Gender of 1st decl. nouns

A

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

107
Q

Subject case

A

Nominative

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