9. language practice

I gave a reward to the companions because they were helping me.

• indirect object

• reward

• action verb

• me

• object pronoun

• I

• direct object

• gave

• subject pronoun

• companions

​ (a)   comit​ (b)   praemi​ (c)   ded​ (d)   , quod mē adiuvā​​ (e)   .

I gave a reward to the companions because they were helping me.

• ego
• ibus
• um
• i
• bant
• erunt
• isti
• is
• o
• tu

After we arrived at the altar, our master offered gifts to the goddess.

• action verb

• gifts

• object of preposition

• goddess

• direct object

• offered

• indirect object

• altar

• subject

• master

What gender is donum, doni (gift)?

• masculine

• feminine

• neuter

• 2nd

• 3rd

After we arrived at the altar, our master offered gifts to the goddess.

postquam ad ār​ (a)   advēni​ (b)   , domin​ (c)   noster de​​ (d)   dōn​ (e)   obtulit.

• am
• mus
• us
• ae
• a
• i
• o
• is
• tis
• os

We were showing the very pretty swords to the freedmen in the taverns.

• superlative adjective

• we

• indirect object

• swords

• direct object

• very pretty

• subject pronoun

• were showing

• action verb

• freedmen

​ (a)   lībert​ (b)   gladi​ (c)   pulcherrimōs in tabernis​ ostendē​ (d)   .

We were showing the very pretty swords to the freedmen in the taverns.

• nos
• is
• os
• bamus
• mus
• ibus
• bant
• vos
• ae
• s

Which shows the declension of a noun?

tu mīlit​ (a)   arma gravissima trādid​ (b)   , sed contrā Britann​ (c)   inūtili​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

You (s) handed over very heavy weapons to the soldier, but they were useless against the Britons.

• i
• isti
• os
• a
• erant
• o
• istis
• as
• sunt
• erunt

Because Boudica was a brave general (dux, ducis), we brought death (mors, mortis) the the enemies (hostis, hostis).

• 1st declension nouns

• 2nd declension nouns

• 3rd declension nouns

• mixed declension nouns