Unit 5 Grammar Review

Question 1

In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

Answer 1

degrees of comparison

Question 2

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

Answer 2

-er; -est

Question 3

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

Answer 3

comparitive

Question 4

The degrees of comparison are:

Answer 4

positive, comparitive, superlative

Question 5

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

Answer 5

accusative singular

Question 6

The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

Answer 6

bonus -a -um

Question 7

The comparitive of regular adverbs is the ___.

Answer 7

neuter singular nominative form

Question 8

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

Answer 8

very

Question 9

The superlative of regular adverbs is formed by ___.

Answer 9

adding -ē to the superlative stem

Question 10

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

Answer 10

superlative

Question 11

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

Answer 11

magis, máximē

Question 12

The ___ is descriptive.

Answer 12

positive

Question 13

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

Answer 13

in the same case

Question 14

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

Answer 14

adding -ē to the stem

Question 15

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

Answer 15

-issimus, -rimus, or -limus

Question 16

The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

Answer 16

3rd declension

Question 17

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

Answer 17

adding -iteror-er to the stem

Question 18

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

Answer 18

great, greater, greatest

Question 19

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

Answer 19

more and most

Question 20

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

Answer 20

-ior; -ius

Question 21

Adverbs stand ___ the verbs they modify.

Answer 21

before

Question 22

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

Answer 22

rather, too, more than the average