Certamen Beginners Packet Grammer
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- How is the conjugation of a verb determined?
- From the 2nd p.p. or infinitive
- Say in Latin 'Time flies':
- Tempus fugit
- Give the Latin and the Eglish for the abbreviation e.g.:
- Exempli gratia, for the sake of example
- How is the declension of a noun determined?
- From its genitive singular
- What is the technical term for -que and -ne?
- Enclitics
- In the sentence, "Come here, Marcus!", translate Marcus?
- Marce
- What is the case of a direct address?
- Vocative
- Distinguish between in silva and in silvam:
- in the forest and into the forest
- What gender are most nouns of the first declension?
- Feminine
- What is the long mark over a vowel called?
- Macron
- What is the technical term for two vowels sounded as one?
- Diphthong
- Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation N.B.:
- Nota bene, note well
- What Latin phrase indicates a trade or exchange?
- Quod pro quo
- Name five nouns of the first declension that are masculine:
- poeta, pirata, agricola, auriga, incola, nauta
- Which case expresses the indirect object?
- dative
- Using an enclitic, say in Latin 'son and daughter':
- filius filiaque
- What is the Roman numberal for 40?
- XL
- What is the Roman numeral for 500?
- D
- What is the Roman numeral for 1666?
- MDCLXVI
- What is the Roman numeral for 1998?
- MCMXCVIII
- How many declensions are there?
- 5
- Primus: unus:: duo: _________:
- secundus
- Pungo: pugnare:: sum: _________:
- esse
- Say in Latin 'with great praise':
- magna cum laude
- What English word means etymologically 'almost an island'?
- peninsula
- How many conjugations of verb sare there?
- Four
- Say in Latin 'Beware of the dog'?
- Cave canem
- Give the Latin noun and its English meaning for which 'voyage' derives:
- via, road
- From what Latin verb does 'applaud' derive?
- laudo, praise
- What tense is indicated by -ba?
- imperfect
- What is the motto of the United States Marine Corps?
- semper fidelis
- Say in Latin, "Hello, everyone":
- salvete omnes
- Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation P.M.:
- post meridiem, after noon
- What ablative construction is found in 'Puella cum pueris ambulat.'?
- Abl. of accompaniment
- Change all the forms of the following sentence to the plural: Poeta agricolam laudat.
- Poetae agricolas laudant.
- What English verb meaning 'to wipe out' derives from the Latin ordinal number for 10th?
- decimate
- Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviatino i.e?
- id est, that is
- Change 'bonus' to and adverb?
- bene
- Give the Latin number missing in this sequence: unus, tres, septem, novem:
- quinque
- Give the imperative plural of the verb do, dare:
- date
- Change 'equus' to the plural:
- equi
- Change 'medium' to the plural:
- media
- Give an English noun that comes unchanged into English:
- area, honor, medium. superior. duo, plus, minus, millenium, data, arena, circus
- Give the Latin and English for the abreviatinon etc.:
- et cetera, and the rest
- In what three ways mush an adjective agree with the noun it modifies?
- in case, number, and gender
- Identify the use of the ablative case in this sentence 'in silva habitamus':
- ablative of place where
- What answer does the following question expect 'Num ambulas?'
- no
- Translate the phrase 'to walk':
- ambulare
- What is the study of word origins?
- etymology