Cambridge Latin Stage 2 Grammar

In Latin, the accusative case (highlighted yellow) is primarily functions as

• The subject (the doer of the action)

• The object (the reviver of the verbs action)

• locatival (to describe the location of the noun)

• advantage/interest (for whose interest the action was done)

In Latin, the accusative case (highlighted yellow) ends in what letters?

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

• am, um, or em

• ae, i/a, es

• ā, ō, or e

If a verb is transitive it means it:

• can take a direct object

• cannot take a direct object

• is used to describe motion

• is the verb "est"

The verb est (meaning "is") a linking verb, meaning that it:

• Takes a direct object (an accusative noun)

• Takes a predicate nominative (another nominative noun)

• Takes an indirect object (a dative noun)

• Never takes any nouns

A conjunction (such as et, quoque, sed or -que) does what?

• Describes a noun

• Describes the action of a verb

• Coordinates (joins) ideas, words, or clauses in a sentence

• Subordinates (introduces) a non-main clause

Translate into English: amīcus Metellam salūtat.

• The friend is with Metella saluting.

• Metella is greeting the friend

• The friend greets Metella.

• The friend and Metella say hi.

The verb vocat is present tense (meaning the verb is happening now) and can be translated as:

• He/she/it calls

• He/she/it is calling

• He/she/it calls OR is calling

• he/she/it called

Translate into English: coquus in triclīniō magnificē cēnat.

• The dinner is cooked in the magnificent dining room

• The magnificent cook dines in the dining room.

• The cook is dining magnificently in the dining room

• In the dining room, the magnificent dinner is cooked.

An adverb (highlighted light green) does what:

• Describes a noun

• Describes the action of a verb

• Creates the tense of the verb

• Coordinates clauses

Translate into Latin: "Grumio enters the triclinium and looks around"

• Grumionis intrat in triclinio et videt.

• Grumio intrats quoque spectats triclinio

• Grumionem intra et circumspectat triclinionem

• Grumio triclinium intrat et circumspectat