AP Latin : Latin Essentials
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Example Question #1 : Using Prepositions In Latin
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Viri ab __________ ad urbem eunt.
silvam
silvae
silve
silva
silva
The preposition "ab" requires the ablative case.
Example Question #1 : Latin Prepositions
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Romani per __________ navigant.
mara
marem
maris
mare
mare
"Mare," as a neuter singular i-stem noun, has an accusative form of "mare"; the preposition "per" requires the accusative form.
Example Question #1 : Latin Essentials
Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?
Legionarii romani milites __________ in mundo sunt.
fortissima
fortissimes
fortissimi
fortissimis
fortissimi
Although "fortis" is a third declension adjective, in its superlative comparative form, "fortissimus," it functions as a second declension adjective; this means that in order to agree with "milites," which is itself an appositive for "Legionarii," it must be in the second declension masculine nominative plural, "fortissimi."
Example Question #2 : Latin Adjectives
Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?
Agricola __________ est.
laeti
laeta
laetus
laetum
laetus
Although "agricola" is a first declension noun, it is a rare exception to this declension in that it is masculine, meaning it would require the second declension masculine adjective form "laetus" in order to match grammtically in case, number and gender.
Example Question #3 : Latin Adjectives
Which adjective form properly completes the sentence?
Mare __________ est.
placidus
placidum
placido
placida
placidum
"Mare" is a third declension neuter singular noun. Thus it requires the neuter nominative singular adjective form, "placidum."
Example Question #4 : Latin Adjectives
Which adjective form properly completes the sentence?
Cornu capri __________ est.
longum
longus
longo
longa
longum
"Cornu" is a neuter fourth declension noun. It appears in the nominative singular case in this sentence, meaning it requires the neuter nominative singular form "longum."
Example Question #1 : Using Genitive Of Description In Latin
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Mars deus __________ est.
bella
bellis
belli
bello
belli
"Bellum" is a second declension neuter noun; thus, in the genitive descriptive strucutre of the sentence above, the proper answer is "belli," the genitive singular of "bellum."
Example Question #1 : Latin Verbs
Based on context, which verbs best completes the sentence for tense, person and number?
Cras, ad templum ego __________.
ambulavi
ambulas
ambulat
ambulabo
ambulabo
"Cras" signifies tomorrow, meaning that, out of the options presented, the verb must be in the future; "ego," the subject, signifies that the verb must be in first-person singular.
Example Question #1 : Using Perfect Tense In Latin
Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?
Puellae ad villam __________.
ambulabant
ambulant
ambulaverunt
ambulavi
ambulaverunt
"Ambulaverunt" is the only answer that is both in the perfect tense and matches the subject, "puellae," in number and gender.
Example Question #2 : Using Perfect Tense In Latin
Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?
Miles gladium __________.
teneo
tenuit
tenebat
tenuisti
tenuit
"Tenuit" is the only verb in the perfect tense to agree in person and number with the subject, "miles."
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