Chapter 8_Grammar

Question 1

Latin adjectives in their positive, comparative, and superlative forms follow what pattern?

Answer 1

They follow the pattern of Almus, almior, almissimus (kind, kinder, kindest)

Question 2

What adjectives do not follow the rules?

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Answer 2

bonus ("good")
bene ("well")
malus ("bad")
magnus ("big")
parvus ("small")
multus ("many, much")
superus ("upper")

Question 3

The ablative of respect is a frequent use of the ablative case: how is it formed? And what does it mean?

Answer 3

1. The ablative case without a preposition

2. In what way something is true

Question 4

Translate the following sentence:

Vir erat nōmine dux, sed nōn factō

Answer 4

The man was a leader in name, but not in deed.
(“in name” and “in deed” are the ablative of respect; it is explaining in what way the man was a leader; he may have been the appointed leader, but he was not really leading)

Question 5

Translate the following sentence:

Celerior linguā quam mente.

Answer 5

Quicker in tongue than in thought.

“in tongue” and “in thought” describes they was that someone is quicker. They speak faster than they think

Question 6

Translate the following sentence:

Dominus est dignus omnī honōre et laude

Answer 6

The Lord is worthy of all honor and of all praise

“of all honor” and “of all praise” describes in what way the Lord is worthy