Subject / Direct Object

Audit Magistram puella.

• The girl hears Magistra.

• Magistra hears the girls.

• The girls hear Magistra.

• The girls listen to Magistra.

Sextum Flavia et Cornelia etiam vexant.

• Sextus and Flavia also annoy Cornelia.

• Flavia and Cornelia also annoy Sextus.

• Sextus and Flavia annoy Cornelia too.

• Sextus annoys Flavia and Cornelia.

CRASH as a direct object?

• fragor

• arborem

• clamor

• fragorem

The subject of the sentence...

• must be a person

• is the action

• does the action

• is affected by the action

The direct object of the sentence...

• does the action

• creates the action

• is affected by the action

• has to come last

Elephantum arbor perodit.

• The elephant hates the tree.

• The tree hates the elephant.

• The elephants are in the tree.

• The elephants go towards the trees.

Pueri villam derident.

• The boy makes fun of the house.

• The house makes fun of the boy.

• The boys make fun of the house.

• The house makes fun of the boys.

Marcus ad hortum currit quod hortum amat.

• Marcus runs to the garden because he loves the garden.

• Marcus is in the garden because he loves to run.

• Who loves the garden? Marcus runs towards it.

• The garden is where Marcus loves to run.

Cornelia cantat et Sextus vocem audire amat.

• Cornelia sings and Sextus loves to listen to her voice.

• Cornelia falls and Sextus listens to her yell.

• Sextus yells and Cornelia hears the cry.

• They are singing and he loves to listen.

Hodie liberi vident elephantum prope arborem.

• The elephant catches sight of the kids near the tree.

• Today the kids see the elephant near the tree.

• The elephant sees the children today.

• The kid sees many elephants near the tree.