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The Genitive singular of First Declension nouns is

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-ae

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Gender of 1st Declension Nouns

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Feminine unless they name a male person or profession

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The subject case is

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Nominative case

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Subjects and verbs agree in:

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Person andnumber

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The direct object case is:

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Accusative case

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What is the position of the verb in aLatin sentence?

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usually last

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What is the position of adverbs?

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immediately before the word it modifies

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What case is used for possessives and “of” phrases?

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Genitive case

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What is the gender of 2nd declension nouns?

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-us masculine, -um neuter

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What is a unique characteristic of ALL neuter nouns and adjectives?

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Nominative and Accusative are alike in singular and plural

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What is the indirect object, or “to/for”, case?

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Dative case

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Prepositions take either of what two cases?

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Accusative or Ablative

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Give the case these prepositions take: propter, cum, post, in.

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propter and post take Accusative ,cum and in take Ablative.

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What case is the Predicate nominative case?

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Nominative case

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What is the position of sum and its forms?

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anywhere in the sentence

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What is the Genitive singular ending of 3rd declension nouns?

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-is

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What is the Natural Gender rule and how is it applied?

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Applies to ALL declensions; male person is masculine, female person is feminine

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In 3rd declension, what is the acronym to identify feminine nouns?

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SOX

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In 3rd declension, what is the acronym to identify masculine nouns?

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ERROR

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In 3rd declension,what is the acronym to identify Neuter nouns?

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LANCET

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A noun that is put beside another noun to rename or explain it is called what?

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Appositive

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What is the agreement rule for Appositives?

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An appositive agrees with its noun in number and case.

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How do you say “there is” and “there are” in Latin?

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est, sunt

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Give the nom. and gen. singular for the Latin words meaning “river” and “journey.”

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flumen, fluminis, iter, itineris

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Give the Nom. and Gen. singular of the Latin words meaning "body" and "wound."
corpus, corporis,vulnus, vulneris
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Give the Nom. and Gen. singular of the Latin words for "column" and "name."
agmen, agminis, nomen, nominis
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Name the 6 neuter 3rd declension nouns in alphabetical order!
agmen, corpus, flumen, iter, nomen, vulnus
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What is the Genitive singular ending of 4th declension nouns?
-us
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What is the gender of 4th declension nouns?
mostly masculine
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Give the Genitive singular ending of 5th declension nouns
-ei
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What is the gender of 5th declension nouns?
mostly feminine
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How many groups of adjectives are there?
2
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What are the two groups of adjectives called?
1st and 2nd declension, 3rd declension.
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What is the Adjective/Noun agreement rule?
Adjective agrees with its noun in Gender, Number, and case
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What is the Position rule for adjectives?
Quantity adjective precedes its noun, Quality adjectives usually follow
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What is the Predicate adjective case?
Nominative
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What case does the preposition "pro" ALWAYS take?
Ablative
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In expressions of place, what does pro mean?
In front of or before
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In expressions with nouns naming persons, what does pro mean?
On behalf of or for
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3rd declension adjectives ending in is, e in the Nom. singular are declined how?
like gravis, grave
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What adjectives govern cases?
cupidus, plenus, finitimus, similis
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What case does cupidus, a, um govern?
Genitive
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What case does plenus, a, um govern?
Genitive or Ablative
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What case does finitimus, a, um govern?
Dative
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What case does similis, e govern?
Genitive or Dative
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In English and Latin verbs change their form to show what 3 things?
tense, person, number
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All verbs belonging to 1st conjugation have an infinitive ending in what?
-are
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The final personal endings of Latin verbs are:
o, s, t; mus, tis, nt
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What are the 3 ways to translate a present tense Latin verb? Use "praise" in your examples.
I praise, I do praise, I am praising
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What time does the Latin imperfect tense express?
continuing action in the past
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What is the imperfect tense sign (1st and 2nd Conjugation)?
Ba
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What time does Future tense express?
action that will take place in the future
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What is the future tense sign (1st and 2nd Conjugation)?
Bi
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All 2nd conjugation verbs have their 2nd principal part (infinitive) ending in what?
ere with a macron
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What does a direct reflexive pronoun do?
refers back to the subject of its own clause
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All 3rd conjugation verbs have an infinitive ending in what? (2nd principal part)
-ere without a macron
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What is the rule of agreement for pronouns?
It agrees in gender and # to its noun (L11); the case by its use in its own clause (L24)
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What is the ending of the 2nd principal part of all 4th conjugation verbs?
-ire
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What is an intransitive verb?
A verb that cannot take a direct object in the Accusative case.
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What 3rd person pronoun is used to refer back to the subj of its own clause?
sui, sibi, se, se
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What are the meanings of 3rd person direct reflexive pronoun?
himself, herself, itself, themselves
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What is a postpositive conjunction?
A conjunction that cannot stand first in a sentence or clause.
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Is autem a postpositive conjunction?
yes
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Is itaque a postpositive conjunction?
No.
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Is enim a postpositive conjunction?
Yes.
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What are the four principal parts of 4th conj. verbs?
io, ire, ivi itus
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"Per" is a preposition that takes what case and means what?
Accusative; through
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What are the 4 principal parts of the "to be" verb?
sum, esse, fui, futurus
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What are the meanings of the 4 principle parts of "sum"?
I am, to be, I was (have been), about to be
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What are the 4 principal parts of the compound of "sum" meaning "am away"?
absum, abesse, afui, afuturus
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On which principal part is the perfect tense (active) formed (L15)?
3rd principal part
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What are the possessive adjectives of the 1st person (L16)?
meus, a, um; noster, nostra, nostrum
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What are the possessive adjectives of the 2nd person (L16)?
tuus, a, um; vester, vestra, vestrum
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How do 1st & 2nd person possessive adjectives agree with their nouns (L16)?
Gender, Number, Case
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``` What position do 1st & 2nd person possessive adjectives take (L16)? ```
Usually follows the noun it modifies
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When is a verb in | the Active voice?
When the Subject is performing the action of the verb.
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When is a verb in | the Passive voice?
When the subject is the one receiving the action of the verb.
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When does "in" take the Accusative case?
When there is movement or motion expressed.
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When does "in" take the Ablative case?
When there is no idea of movement or motion.
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When does posuerunt mean "pitched"?
when used with castra
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When does agunt | mean "give"?
when it has gratias for its object
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When does gratia | mean "grace"?
only in Christian Latin
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"Forest" is translated into what # in Latin?
in the plural
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"Enemy" (singular in English) is translated into what # in Latin?
plural
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How are 1st & 2nd declension adjectives declined?
us, i; a, ae; um, a
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In Christian Latin, where is "sanctus" usually placed?
before its noun
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How is Jesus's name declined in Latin?
Jesus, Jesu, Jesu, Jesum, Jesu
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All 1st conj. verbs' infinitives end in what?
-are
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What are the endings of regular 1st conj. verbs' 4 principal parts?
o, are, avi, atus
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What are the 4 principal parts of "do, dare"?
do, dare, dedi, datus, 1, tr.
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What word for "winter quarters" is always used in the plural?
hīberna
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What happens to | locus in the plural?
it becomes neuter
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What does "ōrātiō" mean in Christian Latin?
prayer
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What does "ōrātiō" mean in regular/classical Latin?
speech
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How do you conjugate sum in the present tense?
sum, es, est; | sumus, estis, sunt
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How is "tū" declined (singular)?
tū, tuī, tibi, tē, tē
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How is "vōs" | declined?
vōs, vestrī/vestrum, vōbis, vōs, vōbis
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How do 3rd conj. verbs end in the infinitive (2nd principal part)?
-ere without a | macron
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When does "ponō" | mean "pitch"?
when used with | "castra"
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When ponō is modified with an "in"-phrase, what case does "in" take?
the Ablative | always
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How do 4th conj. verbs end in infinitive (2nd princ. part)?
-īre
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How does Henle identify intransitive verbs?
4th principal part | is -um
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What is unique about proelium when used in the Ablative (L16)?
the preposition | "in" is not used
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What preposition usually accompanies absum and what does it mean?
ab; from
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Genitive singular of 1st declension nouns.
-ae
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Gender of 1st decl. nouns
1st. decl.nouns are feminine unless they name a male, like nauta.
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Subject case
Nominative

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