AP Latin : Latin Essentials
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Ap Latin Language
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Viri ab __________ ad urbem eunt.
silvam
silve
silvae
silva
silva
The preposition "ab" requires the ablative case.
Example Question #2 : Ap Latin Language
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Romani per __________ navigant.
maris
mare
marem
mara
mare
"Mare," as a neuter singular i-stem noun, has an accusative form of "mare"; the preposition "per" requires the accusative form.
Example Question #3 : Ap Latin Language
Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?
Legionarii romani milites __________ in mundo sunt.
fortissimi
fortissimes
fortissimis
fortissima
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 #4 : Ap Latin Language
Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?
Agricola __________ est.
laetus
laeta
laetum
laeti
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.
placido
placidum
placida
placidus
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.
longus
longo
longum
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 #5 : Ap Latin Language
Which noun case best completes the sentence?
Mars deus __________ est.
bellis
belli
bello
bella
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 Verb Tense
Based on context, which verbs best completes the sentence for tense, person and number?
Cras, ad templum ego __________.
ambulavi
ambulabo
ambulat
ambulas
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 #2 : Latin Verb Tense
Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?
Puellae ad villam __________.
ambulaverunt
ambulabant
ambulavi
ambulant
ambulaverunt
"Ambulaverunt" is the only answer that is both in the perfect tense and matches the subject, "puellae," in number and gender.
Example Question #3 : Latin Verb Tense
Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?
Miles gladium __________.
tenuisti
tenuit
teneo
tenebat
tenuit
"Tenuit" is the only verb in the perfect tense to agree in person and number with the subject, "miles."
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