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Unit 3: Grammar Questions Flashcards

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1
Q

What is one definition of cardinal?

A

Most important.

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2
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What are cardinal numbers?

A

Cardinal numbers are counting numbers.

1, 2, 3, 4,…..

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3
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What do ordinal numbers do?

A

Ordinal numbers order things in a series.

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,….

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4
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Do Latin cardinal and ordinal numbers usually go before or after the noun?

A

They usually precede (go before) the noun.

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5
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What verb NEVER takes a direct object?

A

The “to be” verb…sum.

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6
Q

What is the predicate?

A

The predicate is the part of the sentence that contains the verb.

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7
Q

What are the two parts of a sentence?

A

A subject and a predicate.

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8
Q

The _________ is who or what the sentence is about.

A

subject

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9
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The __________ tells what the subject is or does.

A

predicate

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10
Q

Verb families are called __________ .

A

conjugations

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11
Q

Noun families are called ___________ .

A

declensions

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12
Q

How many declensions are there?

A

5

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13
Q

Give the four attributes of nouns

A

declension, gender, number, case

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14
Q

The three noun genders are _______________ .

A

masculine, feminine, neuter

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15
Q

Nouns that name male and female persons have __________ gender.

A

natural

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16
Q

Nouns that name non-living things have ___________ gender.

A

grammatical

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17
Q

First declension nouns are usually __________ in gender.

A

feminine

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18
Q

Three important exceptions to the 1st declension gender rule are _______________ .

A

agricola, poeta, nauta

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19
Q

The genitive singular of the 1st declension is ______ .

A

ae

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20
Q

The genitive singular of the 2nd declension is _____ .

A

i

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21
Q

Latin does not have the English articles ________ .

A

a, an, the

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22
Q

Second declension “us” nouns are usually __________ in gender.

A

masculine

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23
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Name the two subgroups of the 2nd declension, with their genders.

1) __________________
2) __________________

A

1) us- masculine

2) um- neuter

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24
Q

Verbs have tense and nouns have ________ endings.

A

case

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25
Q

Verbs have ________ and nouns have case endings.

A

tense

26
Q

Second declension “um” nouns are always __________ in gender.

A

neuter

27
Q

The declension a noun belongs to is determined by the ___________________ case.

A

genitive singular

28
Q

How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?

A

drop the genitive singular ending

29
Q

What is the subject case?

A

nominative

30
Q

What is the direct object case?

A

accusative

31
Q

What is the indirect object case?

A

dative

32
Q

What is the possessive case?

A

genitive

33
Q

What is the “in/by/ with/ from” case?

A

ablative

34
Q

What is the “to/for” case?

A

dative

35
Q

What is the “of” case?

A

genitive

36
Q

What is the predicate nominative case?

A

nominative

37
Q

What is the predicate adjective case?

A

nominative

38
Q

Define adjective.

A

A word that modifies/describes a noun or pronoun.

39
Q

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

A

gender, number, and case, but not declension

40
Q

Usually an adjective of _____________ precedes a noun, and an adjective of ____________ follows the noun.

A

quantity or size

quality

41
Q

Counting numbers are called __________ .

A

cardinal

42
Q

Numbers which indicate the order of things in a series are called ____________ .

A

ordinal

43
Q

Both cardinal and ordinal numbers are what part of speech?

A

adjectives

44
Q

A sentence has two main parts: the __________ and the ___________ .

A

subject

predicate

45
Q

A noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject is a ______________________________ .

A

predicate nominative

46
Q

An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject is a _________________ .

A

predicate adjective

47
Q

Give the neuter rule (2 parts)

A
  • the nominative and accusative case forms are the same

- the nominative and accusative plural case ending is “-a”

48
Q

The table is new.

A

Mensa est nova.

49
Q

Mary is a girl.

A

Maria est puella.

50
Q

The towns were large.

A

Oppida erant magna.

51
Q

Terra est bona.

A

The earth is good.

52
Q

Marcus will be a sailor.

A

Marcus erit nauta.

53
Q

The words are eternal.

A

Verba sunt aeterna.

54
Q

Marcus is a good friend.

A

Marcus est amicus bonus.

55
Q

The fourth lamb is small.

A

Quartus agnus est parvus.

56
Q

Five horses will be new.

A

Quinque equi erunt novi.

57
Q

Marcus is a new friend.

A

Marcus est amicus novus.

58
Q

Latin is a language of _________ and __________ .

A

stems and endings

59
Q

Always in Latin and usually in English, “c” is soft before _____ , ______ , ________ , and ________ .

A

i, e, ae, oe

60
Q

Always in Latin and usually in English, “c” is hard before _____ , _______ , _______ , and consonants.

A

a, o, u

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