Demonstrative Pronouns - Part 2

Multiple Choice

Why are demonstrative pronouns important in language?

• They help to point out specific things or people

• They are used to form questions

• They are only used in poetry

• They replace all nouns in a sentence

Open Ended

How do demonstrative pronouns help us communicate more clearly?

Multiple Choice

Which Latin demonstrative pronoun is used to refer to 'that, those, the former (negative)'?

• hic/haec/hoc

• ille/illa/illud

• iste/ista/ istud

• idem/eadem/idem

Match

Select all correct translations for the Latin demonstrative pronouns:

• hic/haec/hoc

• ille/illa/illud

• iste/ista/ istud

• idem/eadem/idem

this, these, the latter

that, those, the former

that, those, the former (negative)

the same thing

• this, these, the latter

• that, those, the former

• that, those, the former (negative)

• the same thing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about demonstrative pronoun-noun pairs in Latin is correct?

• The demonstrative pronoun always comes before the noun.

• The demonstrative pronoun will match the noun in case, number, and gender.

• The noun must always follow the demonstrative pronoun.

• The demonstrative pronoun never matches the noun in gender.

Open Ended

Explain how you should translate a demonstrative pronoun-noun pair when reading a Latin sentence.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an adjective-noun pair in Latin?

• optimō mercātōrī

• nihil dīcit

• Cornēlius pecūniam

• pecūniam dabit

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: In Latin, sometimes you need to add a

to a demonstrative pronoun to make the translation make sense in English.

Multiple Select

According to the slides, which of the following should you consider when choosing a noun to add to a demonstrative pronoun in translation? (Choose all that apply!)

• The gender of the demonstrative pronoun

• The tense of the verb

• The position of the adjective

• The context of the sentence

Open Ended

How does the translation of the sentence 'Ille, postquam haec audīvit, ē caupōnā sē praecipitāvit' improve when you add appropriate nouns to the demonstrative pronouns?

Open Ended

Explain how the gender and context of a sentence affect the translation of Latin demonstrative pronouns into English.

Open Ended

Any questions on how demonstrative pronouns are used?

Write them here!