Lesson 6: Grammar Review

Question 1

Give the three nominative singular endings for 2nd-declension masculine nouns.

Answer 1

-us, -er, -ir

Question 2

2nd declension -er nouns either ___ or ___ the e in the stem.

Answer 2

drop; retain

Question 3

Some nouns have only plural forms. An example is ___.

Answer 3

liberi liberorum

Question 4

Four confusing words with the root of liber are ___.

Answer 4

liberi liberorum (children)

liber libri (book)

liber libera liberum (free)

libero (1) (to set free)

Question 5

What kind of verbs have indirect objects?

Give Latin examples.

Answer 5

giving and telling

do, demonstro, núntio, narro

Question 6

What are the two ways to show an indirect object in English?

Answer 6

the preposition to; word order - the indirect object precedes the direct object

Question 7

In Latin the indirect object is in the ___ case.

Answer 7

dative

Question 8

What is Sentence Pattern #5

Answer 8

subject + verb + I.O. + D.O.

Question 9

Give an example of Sentence Pattern #5 in Latin.

Answer 9

Maria Marco rosam dedit.

Question 10

Name the four verb complements you have learned.

Answer 10

predicate nominative, predicate adjective, direct object, indirect object

Question 11

What are the two ways to show possession in English?

Answer 11

preposition of and ’s

Question 12

In Latin the possessive noun is is in the ___ case.

Answer 12

genitive

Question 13

3rd-declension nouns that have a genitive plural in -ium are called ___.

Answer 13

i-stems

Question 14

Give two indications a noun may be an i-stem and an example of each.

Answer 14

(1) same number of syllables in nominative and genitive - collis collis
(2) stem ends in two consonants - pons pontis

Question 15

Masculine and feminine nouns of the 3rd declension have ___ case endings.

Answer 15

the same

Question 16

The genitive singular of a 3rd-declension noun always ends in ___.

Answer 16

-is

Question 17

How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?

Answer 17

Drop the genitive singular ending.

Question 18

How can you know the gender of a 3rd-declension noun?

Answer 18

You have to memorize it.

Question 19

How many of the seven basic sentence patterns have complements?

Answer 19

six

Question 20

What are the three complements covered in this text?

Answer 20

direct object, predicate adjective, predicate nominative

Question 21

What are the two kinds of direct objects covered in this text?

Answer 21

complementary infinitive, direct object in the accusative case

Question 22

The usual word order for an English sentence is ___.

Answer 22

subject - verb - direct object

Question 23

The usual word order for a Latin sentence is ___.

Answer 23

subject - direct object - verb

Question 24

What kind of verb is never followed by a direct object?

Answer 24

the verb sum, the to be verb

Question 25

The genitive singular of the 4th declension always ends in ___.

Answer 25

-ūs

Question 26

Most 4th-declension nouns are ___ gender, but two common exceptions are ___.

Answer 26

masculine; domus and manus

Question 27

The genitive singular of the 5th declension is ___.

Answer 27

-ei

Question 28

Most 5th-declension nouns are ___ gender, but one common exception is ___.

Answer 28

feminine; dies

Question 29

Draw the gender triangle

Answer 29

Gender Triangle