Cambridge Latin Stage 1 Grammar

In Latin, nouns change their ending to describe what the noun is doing in the sentence. This is called:

• Case

• Tense

• Declension

• Mood

The nominative case (highlighted in blue) is used when a noun is:

• The subject of the sentence (the doer)

• The object (the thing receiving the action of the verb)

• Locatival (describing location)

• Possessive (describing ownership)

When the ablative case (highlighted in orange) is used with prepositions such as "in" it is"

• The subject of the sentence (the doer)

• The object (the thing receiving the action of the verb)

• Locatival (describing location)

• Possessive (describing ownership)

In Latin, nouns have categories which describe the kinds of case ending that they use and often can be used to identify the noun's gender. What are these categories called?

• cases

• tenses

• declensions

• moods

If a verb is third person singular (takes a he/she/it subject) then it will end in what letter?

• o

• s

• t

• mus

What does "Caecilius est in hortō." mean?

• Caecilius is the father

• Caecilius is the garden

• Caecilius is in the garden

• Caecilius is in the study

What is the name of the case (highlighted red) used in "direct address" (ie yelling at someone)

• Locative

• Vocative

• Ablative

• Imperative

How would you say, "The dog is in the street" in Latin?

• Canis est viam

• Canis est in viam

• Canis est in via

• Canem est in via

In Latin, the ablative case (highlighted orange) ends in what letters?

• a, us/um, or nearly anything in the 3rd declension

• a, us, or um

• ae, i/a, es

• ā, ō, or e

In Latin, the nominative case (highlighted blue) ends in what letters?

• a, us/um, or nearly anything in the 3rd declension

• a, us, or um

• ae, i/a, es

• ā, ō, or e