Nominative & Accusative Cases Review

Nominative & Accusative Cases

Review

Multiple Choice

First of all, what is the SUBJECT of a sentence?

• the noun that is DOING the action

• the noun that the action HAPPENS TO

• the noun that tells you WHERE something is happening

• the noun that is RECEIVING something (like a gift)

Multiple Choice

What do we call the noun in the sentence that the action is HAPPENING TO?

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• just "object"

Multiple Choice

Last class, we talked about something called "case." Once you have determined the case of a Latin noun, what will you know about it?

• HOW it is being used in the sentence

• Whether it is SINGULAR or PLURAL

• Whether is is MASCULINE, FEMININE, or NEUTER

• Whether it's a PERSON, PLACE, or THING

Multiple Choice

Let's make sure we've all got that! Once you have determined the case of a Latin noun, what will you know about it?

• HOW it is being used in the sentence

• Whether it is SINGULAR or PLURAL

• Whether is is MASCULINE, FEMININE, or NEUTER

• Whether it's a PERSON, PLACE, or THING

How do you spell that?

N-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-V-E

SOUND IT OUT!

No-mi-na-tive

Multiple Choice

When you have a sentence with the structure, "NOUN is ANOTHER NOUN," the FIRST noun will be in what case?

Example: CAECILIUS is the father.

• nominative

• accusative

Multiple Choice

When you have a sentence with the structure, "NOUN is ANOTHER NOUN," the SECOND noun will be in what case?

Example: Metella is the MOTHER.

• nominative

• accusative

How do you spell that?

A-C-C-U-S-A-T-I-V-E

SOUND IT OUT!

Ac-cu-sa-tive

Multiple Choice

How do you determine the case of a Latin noun? (i.e. Whether it is nominative or accusative?

• Look at the ENDING

• Look at the FIRST LETTER

• Look at WHERE it is in the sentence

• Look at the VERB

Multiple Select

Based on the ENDING, which of the following nouns are NOMINATIVE?

• patrem

• coquus

• culina

• viam

• mercator

Multiple Select

Based on the ENDINGS, which of the following nouns are ACCUSATIVE?

• mater

• mercatorem

• ancillam

• dominum

• amicus

Multiple Select

Based on the ENDINGS, which of the following nouns would be the SUBJECT of their sentences?

• Quintus

• Metellam

• canem

• mensa

• mercator

Multiple Select

Based on the ENDINGS, which of the following nouns would be the DIRECT OBJECT of their sentences?

• Clementem

• ancillam

• servum

• filius

• canis