Lesson 6: Grammar Review Flashcards
Give the three nominative singular endings for 2nd-declension masculine nouns.
-us, -er, -ir
2nd declension -er nouns either ___ or ___ the e in the stem.
drop; retain
Some nouns have only plural forms. An example is ___.
liberi liberorum
Four confusing words with the root of liber are ___.
liberi liberorum (children)
liber libri (book)
liber libera liberum (free)
libero (1) (to set free)
What kind of verbs have indirect objects?
Give Latin examples.
giving and telling
do, demonstro, núntio, narro
What are the two ways to show an indirect object in English?
the preposition to; word order - the indirect object precedes the direct object
In Latin the indirect object is in the ___ case.
dative
What is Sentence Pattern #5
subject + verb + I.O. + D.O.
Give an example of Sentence Pattern #5 in Latin.
Maria Marco rosam dedit.
Name the four verb complements you have learned.
predicate nominative, predicate adjective, direct object, indirect object
What are the two ways to show possession in English?
preposition of and ’s
In Latin the possessive noun is is in the ___ case.
genitive
3rd-declension nouns that have a genitive plural in -ium are called ___.
i-stems
Give two indications a noun may be an i-stem and an example of each.
(1) same number of syllables in nominative and genitive - collis collis
(2) stem ends in two consonants - pons pontis
Masculine and feminine nouns of the 3rd declension have ___ case endings.
the same
The genitive singular of a 3rd-declension noun always ends in ___.
-is
How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?
Drop the genitive singular ending.
How can you know the gender of a 3rd-declension noun?
You have to memorize it.
How many of the seven basic sentence patterns have complements?
six
What are the three complements covered in this text?
direct object, predicate adjective, predicate nominative
What are the two kinds of direct objects covered in this text?
complementary infinitive, direct object in the accusative case
The usual word order for an English sentence is ___.
subject - verb - direct object
The usual word order for a Latin sentence is ___.
subject - direct object - verb
What kind of verb is never followed by a direct object?
the verb sum, the to be verb
The genitive singular of the 4th declension always ends in ___.
-ūs
Most 4th-declension nouns are ___ gender, but two common exceptions are ___.
masculine; domus and manus
The genitive singular of the 5th declension is ___.
-ei
Most 5th-declension nouns are ___ gender, but one common exception is ___.
feminine; dies
Draw the gender triangle
Gender Triangle
