Lesson 3 Grammar Review Flashcards
Give three kinds of 3rd declension adjectives.
1, 2, 3 terminations
The preposition cum takes the ___ case, and when combined with 1st/2nd personal pronouns results in what forms?
ablative; mecum, tecum, nobiscum, vobiscum
Define preposition.
A preposition shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence.
The verb ___ can be used to mean ___ or ___ in the sense of existence
sum; there is; there are
Give two examples of adjectives used as nouns in English.
the poor, the good, the bad, the ugly, the tired, the weary, etc.
What English word adds an additional letter before words that begin with vowels?
a
Latin prepositions govern either the ___ or ___ case.
ablative; accusative
What does an adjective do?
An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its ___
object (and modifiers)
Usually an adjective of ___ precedes a noun, and an adjective of ___ follows a noun.
quantity or size; quality
Which cardinale numbers are declined?
uno, duo, tres
The three ways in Latin to express this prepositional phrase are by ___.
case, preposition, infinitive.
Prepositions that expression location, no motion, or motion from, take what case?
ablative
Some nouns have plural forms only, but may have a singular or plural ___. A noun and its verb must agree in person and ___.
meaning; number
Give the Adjective Agreement Rule.
An adjective agrees with its noun in gender, number, and case, but not declension.
Give two latin examples where an adjective is used as a noun to describe a group of people or things.
multa (many things), nostri (our men), multi (many people)
Give the three kinds of 1st/2nd declension adjectives.
regular (bonus -a -um), er adjectives (drop or retain the e), the Naughty Nine
What two Latin prepositions are similar to this word?
a/ab, e/ex
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.
third; first; before
Give two prepositions that can either take the ablative or the accusative case.
in, sub
3rd-declension adjectives are related to ___.
i-stem nouns
Prepositions that express motion forward generally take what case?
accusative
Give two examples of Latin nouns with plural forms that have singular meanings in English. Write the Latin and English.
insidiae (plot, ambush), castra (camp), impedimenta (baggage, baggage train), angústiae (when it means “narrow place”)
In Enlgish, some adjectives require a ___ to complete their thought.
prepositional phrase
What are the two types of adjectives in Latin
1st/2nd-declension and 3rd-declension
Latin often uses the ___ as a noun to describe a group of people or things.
masculine or neuter nominative plural adjective
In Latin an adjective must agree with its noun in ___, ___, and ___, but not ___.
gender, number, case; declension
Give two examples of Latin nouns that have only plural forms and meanings. Write the Latin and English.
liberi (children), arma (arms, weapons), hiberna (winter quarters), angustiae (when it means “difficulties”)
