Lesson 3 Grammar Review

Question 1

Give three kinds of 3rd declension adjectives.

Answer 1

1, 2, 3 terminations

Question 2

The preposition cum takes the ___ case, and when combined with 1st/2nd personal pronouns results in what forms?

Answer 2

ablative; mecum, tecum, nobiscum, vobiscum

Question 3

Define preposition.

Answer 3

A preposition shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence.

Question 4

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

Answer 4

sum; there is; there are

Question 5

Give two examples of adjectives used as nouns in English.

Answer 5

the poor, the good, the bad, the ugly, the tired, the weary, etc.

Question 6

What English word adds an additional letter before words that begin with vowels?

Answer 6

a

Question 7

Latin prepositions govern either the ___ or ___ case.

Answer 7

ablative; accusative

Question 8

What does an adjective do?

Answer 8

An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Question 9

A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its ___

Answer 9

object (and modifiers)

Question 10

Usually an adjective of ___ precedes a noun, and an adjective of ___ follows a noun.

Answer 10

quantity or size; quality

Question 11

Which cardinale numbers are declined?

Answer 11

uno, duo, tres

Question 12

The three ways in Latin to express this prepositional phrase are by ___.

Answer 12

case, preposition, infinitive.

Question 13

Prepositions that expression location, no motion, or motion from, take what case?

Answer 13

ablative

Question 14

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

Answer 14

meaning; number

Question 15

Give the Adjective Agreement Rule.

Answer 15

An adjective agrees with its noun in gender, number, and case, but not declension.

Question 16

Give two latin examples where an adjective is used as a noun to describe a group of people or things.

Answer 16

multa (many things), nostri (our men), multi (many people)

Question 17

Give the three kinds of 1st/2nd declension adjectives.

Answer 17

regular (bonus -a -um), er adjectives (drop or retain the e), the Naughty Nine

Question 18

What two Latin prepositions are similar to this word?

Answer 18

a/ab, e/ex

Question 19

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 19

third; first; before

Question 20

Give two prepositions that can either take the ablative or the accusative case.

Answer 20

in, sub

Question 21

3rd-declension adjectives are related to ___.

Answer 21

i-stem nouns

Question 22

Prepositions that express motion forward generally take what case?

Answer 22

accusative

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

In Enlgish, some adjectives require a ___ to complete their thought.

Answer 24

prepositional phrase

Question 25

What are the two types of adjectives in Latin

Answer 25

1st/2nd-declension and 3rd-declension

Question 26

Latin often uses the ___ as a noun to describe a group of people or things.

Answer 26

masculine or neuter nominative plural adjective

Question 27

In Latin an adjective must agree with its noun in ___, ___, and ___, but not ___.

Answer 27

gender, number, case; declension

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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