Lesson 31 Grammar Review

Question 1

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

Answer 1

accusative singular

Question 2

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

Answer 2

more and most

Question 3

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 3

third; first; before

Question 4

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 4

predicate accusative; double accusative

Question 5

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

Answer 5

in the same case

Question 6

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

Answer 6

comparitive

Question 7

The degrees of comparison are:

Answer 7

positive, comparitive, superlative

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

superlative

Question 10

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

Answer 10

adding -ē to the stem

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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

Question 12

In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

Answer 12

degrees of comparison

Question 13

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

Answer 13

magis, máximē

Question 14

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

Answer 14

-er; -est

Question 15

The superlative of regular adverbs is formed by ___.

Answer 15

adding -ē to the superlative stem

Question 16

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

Answer 16

-ior; -ius

Question 17

The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

Answer 17

3rd declension

Question 18

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

Answer 18

sum; there is; there are

Question 19

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

Answer 19

meaning; number

Question 20

The ___ is descriptive.

Answer 20

positive

Question 21

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

Answer 21

great, greater, greatest

Question 22

Adverbs stand ___ the verbs they modify.

Answer 22

before

Question 23

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

Answer 23

very

Question 24

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

Answer 24

adding -iteror-er to the stem

Question 25

The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

Answer 25

bonus -a -um

Question 26

The comparitive of regular adverbs is the ___.

Answer 26

neuter singular nominative form

Question 27

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

Answer 27

rather, too, more than the average

Question 28

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

Answer 28

-issimus, -rimus, or -limus