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57 Cards in this Set
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Ancient languages like Latin are an INFLECTED LANGUAGE. |
relationship between words (syntax) is shown by changing the ends of words. |
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Modern languages like English show little inflection and show relationship by |
word order and prepositions. |
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Noun Cases |
different functions a noun can perform in a sentence |
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Nominative Case |
nouns that are subjects or predicate nouns |
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Genative Case |
nouns that are possessive |
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Dative Case |
nouns that are indirect objects |
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Accusative Case |
nouns that are direct objects |
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Ablative Case |
nouns that are prepositional objects |
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English Sentences |
Structured through word order. Subject is first. Direct object is second. |
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Latin Sentences |
Structured through case endings of nouns which indicate the subject and direct object. Word order is not important. |
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Declension |
groups of nouns that have the same or similar case endings |
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How many declensions are in Latin? |
five |
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How many tenses of verbs are in English and Latin? |
six |
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verb |
action words |
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Verb Finder Sentence |
Can I _________? |
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Invisible Verbs |
action words that you cannot see |
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What letter do all verbs in their dictionary form end in? |
O |
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Define Noun |
a person, place, thing, or an idea |
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How may groups of nouns are in Latin? |
5 |
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The first group of Latin nouns end in |
A |
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Derivatives |
English words that come from Latin root words. |
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proper noun |
a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing |
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prepositions |
words that show relationship between 2 words. shows location or position. |
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examples of prepositions |
under, in, out of, with, on, above, between, by |
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pronoun |
replaces a noun. refers to a person, place, or thing without saying the name. |
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examples of pronouns |
I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
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Where are pronoun letters located on Latin words? |
at the end of the word |
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Verb ending for "I" |
-o |
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Verb ending for "you" singular |
-s |
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Verb ending for "he, she, it" |
-t |
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Verb ending for "we" |
-mus |
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Verb ending for "you" plural |
-tis |
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Verb ending for "they" |
-nt |
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Adjectives |
words used to modify / change / describe nouns and pronouns |
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Adverbs |
words used to modify / change / describe verbs. can tell when the verb happens. |
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What questions can be asked to identify the adverb? |
How, where, when, or why the "verb"happened |
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What do most English adverbs end in? |
-ly |
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Examples of adverbs telling 'when' |
now, often, never, always |
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What does the verb "to be" show? |
existence not action |
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What does the verb "to be" explain? |
how we are not how we act |
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Present Tense English examples of "to be" verb |
Singular (I) am (you s.) are (he, she, it) is
Plural (we) are (you pl.) are (they) are |
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Can |
is used when you are capable |
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May |
is used when you are allowed |
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Present tense |
means something is happening right now |
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Future tense |
means something WILL happen in the future |
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Past tense |
means something has already happened |
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Conjunction |
is a word that joins a group of words |
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English examples of conjunctions |
as, and, but, also, not |
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Latin examples of conjunctions |
sicut, et, sed, etiam, non |
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English "question" words |
who, what, when, where, why |
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Latin "question" words |
quis, quid, ubi, cur |
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Verb Groups |
conjucations |
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Noun Groups |
declensions
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Declension |
is a group of nouns that has the same or similar endings when declined |
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First Declension (Singular) Endings |
a, ae, ae, am, a |
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First Declension (Plural) Endings |
ae, arum, is, as, is |
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Conjugating |
means changing a VERB based on WHO nor WHAT is doing the action and WHEN the action actually occurs |
