SAT II Latin : Latin Noun Cases
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Latin Ablative Case
Vir __________ caeditur
a gladio
gladium
cum gladio
gladio
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 #2 : Latin Ablative Case
Choose the correct translation for the underlined section of the sentence.
Ego visus sum a Bruto.
at Brutus
by Brutus
with Brutus
for Brutus
to 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 #1 : Latin Nouns
Aquitania __________ est.
provinciae
provincias
provinciarum
provincia
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 : Using Nominative Case In Latin
Please choose the correct answer below
Tiberis et Padus __________ sunt.
ponti
montes
flumina
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 #1 : Using Dative Case In Latin
The correct dative plural of dux is __________.
duces
ducibus
duxibus
ducebus
ducia
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 #2 : Using Dative Case In Latin
Dux mandat __________.
militem
militibus
militum
a militibus
milites
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 #1 : Using Dative Case In Latin
Choose fill in the blank with the correct answer from the choices below
Senator mandat __________ in hortum
puerum
puero
pueros
puer
pueri
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 #12 : Sat Subject Test In Latin
Please choose the correct answer from below
The English word littoral comes from which latin word __________.
leto—kill
lector—reader
litus—sentence
litus—beach
littera—letter
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 #13 : Sat Subject Test In Latin
The accusative singular of vir is __________.
vir
virum
virūs
viram
virem
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 : Latin Noun Cases
__________, 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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