Lesson 29 Grammar Review

Question 1

Adverbs stand ___ the verbs they modify.

Answer 1

before

Question 2

3rd declension adjectives of two and three terminations are changed into adverbs by ___.

Answer 2

adding -iteror-er to the stem

Question 3

The ___ implies a comparison a comparison among more than two persons or things.

Answer 3

comparitive

Question 4

Give two examples of Latin nouns that have only plural forms and meanings. Write the Latin and English.

Answer 4

liberi (children), arma (arms, weapons), hiberna (winter quarters), angustiae (when it means “difficulties”)

Question 5

The superlative adjective is formed by adding ___ to the stem.

Answer 5

-issimus, -rimus, or -limus

Question 6

Some nouns have plural forms only, but may have a singular or plural ___. A noun and its verb must agree in person and ___.

Answer 6

meaning; number

Question 7

Two nouns or pronouns compared using the adverb quam must be ___.

Answer 7

in the same case

Question 8

When sum is used to mean there is or there are, sum will be in the ___ person, and is usually the ___ word in the sentence or ___ the subject.

Answer 8

third; first; before

Question 9

Adjectives with stems ending in a vowel are usually compared with the adverbs ___.

Answer 9

magis, máximē

Question 10

The ___ is descriptive.

Answer 10

positive

Question 11

The ___ implies a comparison among more than two persons or things.

Answer 11

superlative

Question 12

Some adjectives, especially of quantity and number, form adverbs with the ___.

Answer 12

accusative singular

Question 13

Some verbs may take two accusatives instead of one. One example is verbs that call someone something, where the something is called a ___ and the construction is called the ___.

Answer 13

predicate accusative; double accusative

Question 14

A comparitive adjective used to indicate degree rather than comparison means ___.

Answer 14

rather, too, more than the average

Question 15

In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

Answer 15

degrees of comparison

Question 16

1st/ 2nd declension adjectives are changed into adverbs by ___.

Answer 16

adding -ē to the stem

Question 17

The superlative of regular adverbs is formed by ___.

Answer 17

adding -ē to the superlative stem

Question 18

The degrees of comparison are:

Answer 18

positive, comparitive, superlative

Question 19

Give an exampole of degrees of comparison in English using the adjective great.

Answer 19

great, greater, greatest

Question 20

The verb ___ can be used to mean ___ or ___ in the sense of existence

Answer 20

sum; there is; there are

Question 21

The Latin comparitive is formed by adding ___ and ___ to the stem.

Answer 21

-ior; -ius

Question 22

In English, other adjectives and adverbs are compared by means of the words ___.

Answer 22

more and most

Question 23

The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

Answer 23

bonus -a -um

Question 24

In English, many positive adjectives can be changed into comparisons by adding ___ and changed into superlatives by adding ___.

Answer 24

-er; -est

Question 25

The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

Answer 25

3rd declension

Question 26

A superlative adjective used to indicate degree rather than comparisons means ___.

Answer 26

very

Question 27

Give two examples of Latin nouns with plural forms that have singular meanings in English. Write the Latin and English.

Answer 27

insidiae (plot, ambush), castra (camp), impedimenta (baggage, baggage train), angústiae (when it means “narrow place”)

Question 28

The comparitive of regular adverbs is the ___.

Answer 28

neuter singular nominative form