SAT II Latin : Latin Noun Cases
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Latin Ablative Case
Vir __________ caeditur
a gladio
gladio
cum gladio
gladium
per gladio
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 Noun Cases
Choose the correct translation for the underlined section of the sentence.
Ego visus sum a Bruto.
at Brutus
for Brutus
by Brutus
to Brutus
with 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 #5 : Latin Nouns
Aquitania __________ est.
provinciae
provinciarum
provincia
provincias
provinciam
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 Noun Cases
Please choose the correct answer below
Tiberis et Padus __________ sunt.
flumina
ponti
montes
maria
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 #2 : Latin Nouns
The correct dative plural of dux is __________.
ducia
duxibus
ducibus
ducebus
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 #3 : Latin Nouns
Dux mandat __________.
militibus
a militibus
milites
militum
militem
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 #7 : Latin Nouns
Choose fill in the blank with the correct answer from the choices below
Senator mandat __________ in hortum
puer
puerum
pueri
pueros
puero
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.
Example Question #1 : Latin Genitive Case
Please choose the correct answer from below
The English word littoral comes from which latin word __________.
littera—letter
leto—kill
litus—sentence
lector—reader
litus—beach
litus—beach
The word in English, "littoral," means "pertaining to shores." It is not to be confused with the word "litteral" the noun for beach or shore in latin is "litus," the genitive being "litoris."
Example Question #1 : Latin Accusative Case
The accusative singular of vir is __________.
vir
virūs
virum
virem
viram
virum
Even though the noun vir doesn't end in -us or -um, it is a second declension masculine noun; therefore the correct accusative singular is virum.
Example Question #1 : Using Vocative Case In Latin
__________, veni in villam!
filii
filie
filī
filius
filies
filī
From the singular imperative veni and the exclamation mark, we know that this is a command, and that it is a singular subject; therefore, the subject is being directly addressed, so we must use the vocative case. The correct vocative for nouns ending in -ius is a simple -i, which is not to be confused with nouns that end in -us which take -e as the vocative ending.
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