Latin II Capita V/VI Formative Quick Review

Capita V/VI Formative Quick Review

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Noun Declensions

• Latin nouns belong to categories called "declensions"

• The category (declension) of a noun merely determines what group of endings is used in forming it

• Often the declension of a noun is connected to its natural gender but sometimes anything goes (because Latin)

Noun Declensions

• There are five declensions

• The first three declensions are the most common

• A noun's declension is most accurately decided by looking at the second word (or set of letters) in its dictionary entry

Multiple Choice

For the noun manus, manūs, which form should I examine to decide what declension it belongs to?

• manus

• manūs

Noun Declensions

• First declension nouns are identified by -ae

• Second declension nouns are identified by -i

• Third declension nouns are identified by -is

• Fourth declension nouns are identified by -ūs

• Fifth declension nouns are identified by -ei

Multiple Select

Select the first declension noun(s)

• camelopardis, camelopardis

• genū, genūs

• spes, spei

• discipulus, discipuli

• regina, reginae

Multiple Select

Select the third declension noun(s)

• camelopardis, camelopardis

• genū, genūs

• spes, spei

• discipulus, discipuli

• regina, reginae

Multiple Select

Select the fifth declension noun(s)

• camelopardis, camelopardis

• genū, genūs

• spes, spei

• discipulus, discipuli

• regina, reginae

Multiple Select

Select the second declension noun(s)

• camelopardis, camelopardis

• genū, genūs

• spes, spei

• discipulus, discipuli

• regina, reginae

Multiple Select

Select the fourth declension noun(s)

• camelopardis, camelopardis

• genū, genūs

• spes, spei

• discipulus, discipuli

• regina, reginae

Ablative Absolutes

• When an ablative noun and an ablative participle are paired, it is called an ablative absolute

• The most common ablative endings are -ā/-is, -ō/-is and -e/-ibus

• A noun can belong to any declension but the participle will only use 1st or 2nd declension endings

• Ablative absolutes are translated as "with the [noun] having been [verbed]"

Multiple Choice

Form the ablative absolute for the following phrase:

Pensa faciuntur (factus).

• pensis factis

• pensā factā

• pensō factõ

• pensibus factibus

Poll

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• Not at all confident

• Kinda confident

• Really confident

• I'm going to ace this!

Multiple Choice

Form the ablative absolute for the following phrase:

Signum datur (datus).

• signo dato

• signis datis

• signibus datibus

• signā datā

Multiple Choice

Form the ablative absolute for the following phrase:

Carmen auditur (auditus).

• carmine audito

• carmeno audito

• carmenis auditis

• carmenā auditā