Lesson 27: Grammar Review

Question 1

Give two examples of adjectives used as nouns in English.

Answer 1

the poor, the good, the bad, the ugly, the tired, the weary, etc.

Question 2

Latin often uses the ___ as a noun to describe a group of people or things.

Answer 2

masculine or neuter nominative plural adjective

Question 3

Give two latin examples where an adjective is used as a noun to describe a group of people or things.

Answer 3

multa (many things), nostri (our men), multi (many people)

Question 4

Give the three kinds of 1st/2nd declension adjectives.

Answer 4

regular (bonus -a -um), er adjectives (drop or retain the e), the Naughty Nine

Question 5

The Naught Nine have irregular forms in what cases?

Answer 5

genitive and dative

Question 6

Give three kinds of 3rd declension adjectives.

Answer 6

1, 2, 3 terminations

Question 7

In Enlgish, some adjectives require a ___ to complete their thought.

Answer 7

prepositional phrase

Question 8

The three ways in Latin to express this prepositional phrase are by ___.

Answer 8

case, preposition, infinitive.