Lesson 1 & 2 Grammar

Question 1

How many noun declensions are there in Latin?

Answer 1

five

Question 2

How do we determine what declension a noun belongs to?

Answer 2

by its genitive singular ending

Question 3

What is the genitive singular ending of 1st declension nouns?

Answer 3

-ae

Question 4

What is the gender of 1st declension nouns?

Answer 4

mostly feminine

Question 5

What is the subject noun case?

Answer 5

nominative

Question 6

How do subject nouns and verbs agree?

Answer 6

person and number

Question 7

What is the direct object case?

Answer 7

accusative

Question 8

What is the position of an adverb in a Latin sentence?

Answer 8

before the word it modifies

Question 9

What case is used for possessives and of-phrases?

Answer 9

genitive

Question 10

What is the gender of 2nd declension -us and -um nouns?

Answer 10

• *-us** masculine
• *-um** neuter

Question 11

How is the stem of a 2nd declension noun found?

Answer 11

drop the -i from the genitive singular form

Question 12

How is the stem of a Latin noun found?

Answer 12

drop the genitive singular ending

Question 13

What are the 2 distinct characteristics of all neuter nouns & adjectives in Latin?

Answer 13

1) nominative & accusative forms always match
2) nominative & accusative plural forms always end in -a

Question 14

What case does in require?

Answer 14

in: ablative

Question 15

What case is the predicate noun put in?

Answer 15

nominative

Question 16

What is the position of the being verb sum in a Latin sentence?

Answer 16

it may sit anywhere

Question 17

What is the indirect object or to/for case?

Answer 17

dative

Question 18

What is the position of the verb in a Latin sentence?

Answer 18

at the end of the sentence

Question 19

Prepositions take one of which two cases?

Answer 19

accusative or ablative

Question 20

conjugate sum in the present tense

Answer 20

sum - I am sumus - we are

es - you are estis - you (pl) are

est - he/she/it is sunt - they are

Question 21

1st declension endings

Answer 21

-a -ae

-ae -arum

-ae -is

-am -as

-a -is

Question 22

What is a predicate noun (predicate nominative)?

Answer 22

a noun that follows a linking verb

Question 23

Decline terra

Answer 23

terra terrae

terrae terrarum

terrae terris

terram terras

terra terris

Question 24

2nd declension M endings

Answer 24

-us -i

-i -orum

-o -is

-um -os

-o -is

Question 25

2nd declension N endings

Answer 25

**-um -a** **-i -orum** **-o -is** **-um -a** **-o -is**

Question 26

What case does **post** require?

Answer 26

post: **accusative**

Question 27

What case does **cum** require?

Answer 27

cum: **ablative**

Question 28

What case does **propter** require?

Answer 28

propter: **accusative**

Question 29

Decline servus

Answer 29

serv**us** serv**i** serv**i** serv**orum** serv**o** serv**is** serv**um** serv**os** serv**o** serv**is**

Question 30

Decline bellum

Answer 30

bell**um** bell**a** bell**i** bell**orum** bell**o** bell**is** bell**um** bell**a** bell**o** bell**is**