SAT II Latin : Latin Nouns
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Latin Noun Cases
Vir __________ caeditur
gladio
cum gladio
a gladio
per gladio
gladium
gladio
The correct answer is gladio. This is the example of the ablative of means, meaning an inanimate object was used to achieve an action. As such, there is no need for a preposition, as gladio in this context means "with a sword" already.
Example Question #1 : Latin Nouns
Choose the correct translation for the underlined section of the sentence.
Ego visus sum a Bruto.
by Brutus
for Brutus
with Brutus
at Brutus
to Brutus
by Brutus
The sentence translates to "I was seen by Brutus." This is called the ablative of personal agent, which uses the preposition "a" before the noun that is doing the action.
This construction is seen in the words "a Bruto."
Example Question #1 : Using Typical Form Third Declension Latin Nouns
The nominative plural of fulmen is __________.
fulminae
fulmina
fulmena
fulmines
fulmenes
fulmina
The noun lightning, fulmen is a third-declension neuter noun. As such, the proper ending for the nominative plural is -a. The genitive, which determines the stem, is fulminis; therefore the correct nominative plural is fulmina.
Example Question #1 : Latin Nouns
The correct accusative singular of cornū is __________.
cornūum
cornūa
cornū
cornūm
cornūs
cornū
The correct accusative singular of cornū is cornū. This is a fourth declension neuter -ū noun, and the accusative and nominative declensions match in neuter genders.
Example Question #1 : Latin Noun Paradigms
Please choose the correct answer from the options below
The proper ablative and dative plural form of the word Dea is __________.
Deam
Dea
Deis
Dearum
Deabus
Deabus
The noun "dea," though it is a first declension noun, is "deabus" in the plural dative and ablative, so as not to get it mixed up with the ablative and dative plural of the 2nd declension masculine noun "deus."
Example Question #2 : Latin Noun Cases
Aquitania __________ est.
provinciae
provincia
provincias
provinciam
provinciarum
provincia
The correct answer is provincia. Because of the verb est, which comes from the verb esse, to be, the nominative must be used instead of the accusative in a construction called the predicate nominative.
Example Question #1 : Latin Nouns
Please choose the correct answer below
Tiberis et Padus __________ sunt.
maria
flumina
ponti
montes
viae
flumina
Tiberis and Padus are the latin names for the rivers Tiber and Po, respectively. The word for river in Latin is Flumen, the nominative singular is Flumina.
Example Question #3 : Latin Noun Cases
The correct dative plural of dux is __________.
ducebus
duxibus
ducibus
ducia
duces
ducibus
The correct dative plural of dux is ducibus. As a third declension noun with a genitive of ducis, the proper ending, -ibus is added to the stem, resulting in ducibus.
Example Question #4 : Latin Noun Cases
Dux mandat __________.
a militibus
militem
militum
milites
militibus
militibus
The verb mandare takes the dative instead of the accusative; therefore the only correct answer can be militibus; since every other option is in the wrong case.
Example Question #1 : Latin Dative Case
Choose fill in the blank with the correct answer from the choices below
Senator mandat __________ in hortum
pueri
puerum
puero
pueros
puer
puero
The correct answer is "puero". It should be rememebered that Mandare in Latin takes the dative case instead of the accusative; therefore, "puero" is the only viable option.
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