AP Latin › Using prepositions in Latin
Choose the correct answer from the options below.
Navigaverunt ex __________.
portu
portus
porto
portui
portuum
The preposition "ex," "out of" takes the ablative case. The noun "portus," is a fourth-declension noun. The abaltive ending for fourth-declension nouns is a -u, so the correct answer is portu.
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Romani per __________ navigant.
mare
marem
mara
maris
"Mare," as a neuter singular i-stem noun, has an accusative form of "mare"; the preposition "per" requires the accusative form.
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Viri ab __________ ad urbem eunt.
silva
silvam
silve
silvae
The preposition "ab" requires the ablative case.