Lesson 5 Grammar Review

Question 1

The verb ___ can be used to mean ___ or ___ in the sense of existence

Answer 1

sum; there is; there are

Question 2

When sum is used to mean there is or there are, sum will be in the ___ person, and is usually the ___ word in the sentence or ___ the subject.

Answer 2

third; first; before

Question 3

Some nouns have plural forms only, but may have a singular or plural ___. A noun and its verb must agree in person and ___.

Answer 3

meaning; number

Question 4

Give two examples of Latin nouns that have only plural forms and meanings. Write the Latin and English.

Answer 4

liberi (children), arma (arms, weapons), hiberna (winter quarters), angustiae (when it means “difficulties”)

Question 5

Give two examples of Latin nouns with plural forms that have singular meanings in English. Write the Latin and English.

Answer 5

insidiae (plot, ambush), castra (camp), impedimenta (baggage, baggage train), angústiae (when it means “narrow place”)

Question 6

Some verbs may take two accusatives instead of one. One example is verbs that call someone something, where the something is called a ___ and the construction is called the ___.

Answer 6

predicate accusative; double accusative

Question 7

In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

Answer 7

degrees of comparison

Question 8

The degrees of comparison are:

Answer 8

positive, comparitive, superlative

Question 9

The ___ is descriptive.

Answer 9

positive

Question 10

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

Answer 10

comparitive

Question 11

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

Answer 11

superlative

Question 12

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

Answer 12

-er; -est

Question 13

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

Answer 13

great, greater, greatest

Question 14

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

Answer 14

more and most

Question 15

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

Answer 15

-ior; -ius

Question 16

The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

Answer 16

3rd declension

Question 17

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

Answer 17

-issimus, -rimus, or -limus

Question 18

The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

Answer 18

bonus -a -um

Question 19

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

Answer 19

in the same case

Question 20

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

Answer 20

rather, too, more than the average

Question 21

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

Answer 21

very

Question 22

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

Answer 22

magis, máximē