Chap 8

Question 1

Third and Fourth Conjugations

Answer 1

3rd conjugation verbs are characterized by having…

short -e- on their stem;

the short -e- becomes -u- in the third person plural and

a short -i- in the other forms.

The Present Active Infinitive , as in the first and second conjugations , adds -re to the verb stem.

The Present Active Imperative , as in the first and second conjugations ( §16 ) , uses the present verb stem for the second singular form and adds -te to present stem for the second plural ; 3rd conjugation has short -i- in the plural.

Question 2

The Pronoun: Personal (2)

Answer 2

Third person pronouns

Notice that this pronoun has regular first and second declension forms in the plural , but some irregular singular forms . Note especially the genitive and dative singular forms , which are the same for all three genders .

Question 3

Sentence Pattern: Factitive

Answer 3

A fifth pattern , called factitive occurs with verbs which require both a direct object and a second accusative, that indicates the effect or consequence of the verb’s action on the direct object :

Is mē laetam facit . = He makes me happy .

The second accusative is commonly called the object complement because it is necessary to complete the sense of the verb’s action.

Factitive ( uses a special verb with two accusatives )
* subject
* factitive verb
* direct object
* object complement ( predicate accusative )

Note that the verbs that take two accusatives in this sentence pattern can also occur in a transitive pattern