TFL Lesson 31 Grammar Review Flashcards

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1
Q

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

A

accusative singular

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

A

more and most

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3
Q

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.

A

third; first; before

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4
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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 ___.

A

predicate accusative; double accusative

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5
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Two nouns or pronouns compared using the adverb quam must be ___.

A

in the same case

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

A

comparitive

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7
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The degrees of comparison are:

A

positive, comparitive, superlative

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8
Q

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

A

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

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

A

superlative

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10
Q

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

A

adding to the stem

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

A

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

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12
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In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

A

degrees of comparison

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13
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Adjectives with stems ending in a vowel are usually compared with the adverbs ___.

A

magis, máximē

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

A

-er; -est

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The superlative of regular adverbs is formed by ___.

A

adding to the superlative stem

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16
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The Latin comparitive is formed by adding ___ and ___ to the stem.

A

-ior; -ius

17
Q

The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

A

3rd declension

18
Q

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

A

sum; there is; there are

19
Q

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

A

meaning; number

20
Q

The ___ is descriptive.

A

positive

21
Q

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

A

great, greater, greatest

22
Q

Adverbs stand ___ the verbs they modify.

A

before

23
Q

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

A

very

24
Q

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

A

adding -iteror-er to the stem

25
Q

The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

A

bonus -a -um

26
Q

The comparitive of regular adverbs is the ___.

A

neuter singular nominative form

27
Q

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

A

rather, too, more than the average

28
Q

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

A

-issimus, -rimus, or -limus