5.5 Practice
Nouns in the nominative singular exhibit a great variety of endings, but in the first declension they always end in ‘-a’ and in the second they mostly end in ‘-us’. Nouns in the accusative singular across all declensions almost always end in a vowel followed by the letter ‘m’.
| Case | 1st declension | 2nd declension |
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | puella | populus |
| accusative | puellam | populum |
Activity 27
Who is the subject in the following sentences?
a.
Antony
b.
Cleopatra
The correct answer is a.
a.
Yes, Antōnius is in the nominative case and is therefore the subject.
a.
Antony
b.
Cleopatra
The correct answer is a.
a.
Yes, Antōnius is in the nominative case and is therefore the subject.
a.
Antony
b.
Cleopatra
The correct answer is b.
b.
Yes, Cleopatra is in the nominative case and is therefore the subject.
Activity 28
Which word could complete the following sentences?
a.
Antōnium
b.
Antōniī
c.
Antōnius
The correct answer is c.
c.
Yes, Antōnius is in the nominative case and would therefore provide a subject for amat.
a.
Cleopatra
b.
Cleopatram
c.
Cleopatrae
The correct answer is b.
b.
Yes, Cleopatram is in the accusative case and would therefore provide an object for amat.