Gerunds and Gerundives

Check all the grammatical attributes that apply to gerunds.

• gerunds are always neuter

• gerunds can be both singular and plural

• gerunds do not take a direct object

• gerunds appear in all five cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative

Check all the grammatical attributes that apply to gerundives.

• gerundives appear in all five cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative

• gerundives can be masculine, feminine, or neuter

• gerundives can only be singular

• gerundives modify nouns, agreeing in case, number, and gender with the nouns they modify.

What is the correct translation of the special construction ad + accusative gerund?

• for the purpose of verbing

• for the sake of verbing

• towards verbing

In a passive periphrastic construction, a gerundive will always appear with:

• the genitive case

• a participle

• a form of the verb sum, esse

In a passive periphrastic construction, the gerundive will appear with this special type of dative:

• dative of possession

• dative of agent

• dative of purpose

The passive periphrastic construction, appearing with a gerundive and a form of sum, esse, shows:

• obligation/necessity

• regret

• past tense

• possible action

Habeo timorem navigandi.

Is navigandi a gerund or a gerundive?

• gerund

• gerundive

Habeo timorem animalium caedendorum.

Is caedendorum a gerund or a gerundive?

• gerund

• gerundive

Translate amor cantandi. (canto, -are, -avi, -atus, 1, "to sing")