Lesson 12: Grammar Review Flashcards
Define preposition.
A preposition shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence.
A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its ___
object (and modifiers)
What English word adds an additional letter before words that begin with vowels?
a
What two Latin prepositions are similar to this word?
a/ab, e/ex
Latin prepositions govern either the ___ or ___ case.
ablative; accusative
Prepositions that express motion forward generally take what case?
accusative
Prepositions that expression location, no motion, or motion from, take what case?
ablative
Give two prepositions that can either take the ablative or the accusative case.
in, sub
Give the three moods of Latin verbs.
indicative, imperative, subjunctive
The indicative mood is used for
statements and questions
Ther imperative mood is used for
commands
The subjunctive mood is used for
potential action, such as opinions, purpose, and wishes
To form the singular imperative of all four conjugations, drop ___ from the infinitive
-re
To form the plural imperative of all but the 3rd conjugation add ___ to the singular imperative
-te
Remember ___ for the 3rd conjugation imperative forms.
surge, súrgite
Give three irregular singular imperatives.
dic, duc, fac
Give the singular and plural imperatives of sum.
est, este
The tenses of the perfect passive system are ___ verbs.
compound
The 4th principal part is a ___.
participle
A participle is a ___.
verbal adjective
Verbs that can take a direct object are called ___ verbs, and verbs that do not take a direct object are called ___.
transitive; intransitive
The vocative case is the case of ___.
direct address
Give the Vocative Rule.
The vocative is the same as nominative except in the 2nd-declension masculine singular where -us changes to -e and -ius to -i.
Give three vocative expressions that illustrate the vocative rule.
Et tu, Brute?
Benedic Dómine nos
fili mi