Latin Grammar Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What is a verb?
A
The word showing an action, feeling or thought
2
Q
What is a noun?
A
A word indicating a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, action
3
Q
What is a subject
A
A word doing the verb
4
Q
What is an object?
A
The word to which the verb is done
5
Q
What is a tense?
A
A set of verb endings showing WHEN the verb is taking place
6
Q
What is a person?
A
Verb ending which shows WHO is doing the verb. There are THREE persons: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
7
Q
What is a case?
A
A noun ending
8
Q
What is nominative?
A
The case which shows the subject of a verb
9
Q
What is accusative?
A
The case which shows the object of a verb
10
Q
What is declension?
A
A group of verbs having the same case endings
