CLC Unit I, Stage IV About the Language

CLC Unit I, Stage V About the Language

You may have your book open to this page.

​We will do this Quizizz together and talk about it as we go!

In the first three Stages you met sentences like this:

• ancilla ambulat.

• mercātor sedet.

• servus currit.

Multiple Choice

All of these sentences have a _____ (ancilla, mercātor, servus).

• adverb

• verb

• preposition

• noun

Multiple Choice

All of these sentences also have a word indicating the action of the sentence, known as the ________

• verb

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a Latin verb?

• canis

• currit

• runs

• dog

Open Ended

Make your own Latin sentence with a noun and a verb. Type it and tell us.

Multiple Choice

In all the sentences we met in the first three Stages, the verb ended in _____

• ō

• s

• t

• us

Multiple Choice

ego ambulō

• I walk.

• You walk.

• He/she walks.

Multiple Choice

tū ambulās

• I walk.

• You walk.

• He/she walks.

Multiple Choice

ego sedeō

• I am sitting.

• You are sitting.

• He/she is sitting.

Multiple Choice

tū curris

• I do run.

• You do run.

• He/she does run.

Notice the three different forms of each word:

• ego sedeō

• tū sedēs

• senex sedet.

• ​WHO in this picture would say each sentence?

Notice also that the pronouns “ego” and “tu” are not strictly necessary:

The endings make it clear who is doing the action of the sentence.

​Notice also...

​The verb is still at the end of the sentence.

​

leōnem pingis.

​

​"A lion you paint."

​

​(Yoda speaks Latin.)

Multiple Choice

ambulās

• I am walking.

• You are walking.

• She is walking.

Multiple Choice

Also notice, when going from English to Latin, two words can become one verb:

"You are walking."

• tū es ambulās

• ambulās

Multiple Choice

amīcum salūtō (remember to look at noun endings for nominative and accusative cases!)

• The friend is greeting.

• You greet the friend

• I greet the friend.

amīcus salutat.

“The friend is greeting.” Notice the nominative form of the noun, and the -t (3rd person) ending on the verb.

Multiple Choice

“I am greeting the friend.”

• amīcus salūtat.

• amīcum salūtō

• amīcum salūtās.

Multiple Choice

matrem vocō

• Mother is calling.

• I am calling Mother.

• You are calling mother.

Multiple Choice

in hortō sedēs

• I am sitting in the garden.

• You sit in the garden.

• She sits in the garden.

Multiple Choice

Clemens is carrying the wine.

• Clēmēns vīnum portō

• Clēmēns vīnum portās

• Clēmēns vīnum portat.

The following example is rather different:

• ego sum īrātus

• tū es īrātus

• Baby Yoda est īrātus.

Multiple Choice

sum

• I am.

• You are.

• He/she/it is.

Multiple Choice

es

• I am.

• You are.

• He/she/it is.

Multiple Choice

est

• I am.

• You are.

• He/she/it is.

Now take notes: (create a conjugation chart)

Then let’s try the sentences on page 45, #5.