Diana Reading Lesson part I

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

In this sentence, what case is "Camilla" and what does this tell us?

• nominative: she is the do-er of the action

• genitive: something else is of her or belonging to her.

• dative: something is being done for her, or shown or given to her.

• accusative: she is the receiver (direct object) of the action. Something is being done to her.

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

In this sentence, which word is the verb - the action word - and what does it mean in English?

• fīliābus - to the daughters

• rubram - red

• Diānae - of Diana

• statuam - statue

• dēmōnstrat - shows

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

In this sentence, what is the case of "fīliābus" and what does this tell us?

• nominative: they are the do-ers of the action

• genitive: something else is of them or belonging to them.

• dative: something is being done for them, or shown or given to them.

• accusative: they are the receiver (direct object) of the action. Something is being done to them

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

Based on its case what does "fīliābus" mean in English?

• to the daughters

• red

• of Diana

• of the daughters

• daughters

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

What are the number and case of "rubram"?

• plural and nominative

• singular and genitive

• plural and dative

• singular and accusative

• plural and genitive

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

What other word in the sentence is the same number and case as "rubram"? (Hint: it has the same ending.)

• Camilla

• fīliābus

• Diānae

• statuam

• dēmōnstrat.

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

Based on its case, what is the "rubram statuam" in this sentence?

• nominative: it is the do-er of the action

• genitive: something else is of it or belonging to it.

• accusative: it is the receiver (direct object) of the action. Something is being done to it.

What is a "rubram statuam" in English?

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

Which word tells you who this is a statue of, and what case is this word?

• Camilla - nominative

• fīliābus - dative

• Diānae - genitive

• statuam - accusative

Camilla fīliābus rubram Diānae statuam dēmōnstrat.

So what does this whole sentence mean in English? Please end the sentence with a period when you type it. Then, please write your answer in your notebook or on your story handout.