Word Order Quiz

Word Order Quiz

Read the directions carefully. Then answer each question.

Multiple Choice

The typical word order of English sentences is Subject (S), Verb (V), Object (O). What is the typical word order of Latin sentences?

• SVO

• SOV

• VSO

• VOS

Multiple Choice

Some sentences in Latin do not follow the typical word order, but instead use a form of the verb "to be."

For example, "Femina est magistra."

In sentences such as these, "est" functions as a:

• imperative verb

• deponent verb

• linking verb

• subjunctive verb

Multiple Choice

Latin sentence word order is more flexible than English. Look at the following list of Latin sentences.

Which sentences emphasizes that the king is loved.

• Fīliae rēgnum bonī nautae amant.

• Fīliae bonī nautae rēgnum amant.

• Amant fīliae bonī nautae rēgnum.

• Rēgnum fīliae bonī nautae amant.

For the next questions, identify the function of the word indicated in red.

For this assessment only, do not worry about or include macrons.

Multiple Choice

Ōlim erat vir Rōmānus, Appius Claudius nōmine.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Multiple Choice

Magnum et longum aquaeductum aedificāvit.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Multiple Choice

Rōmānī aquaeductum ab nōmine Appī appellāvērunt.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Multiple Choice

Aquaeductus bonam aquam in urbem portāvit.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Multiple Choice

Appius Claudius etiam longam et bonam viam ad oppidum Ītaliae Capuam aedificāvit.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Multiple Choice

Rōmānī viam "Appiam" appellāvērunt.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Multiple Choice

Erānt multae aliae viae in ītaliā sed Via Appiā praecipuē clāra erat.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object