Latin I: Ch. 15 Final Review before Quiz

Master Latin neuter nouns and sentence translation with Chapter 15 review!

What makes neuter nouns tricky? you need to remember that the nominative changes the plurals end in -a, which can look like 1st declension sing nouns the accusative can be deceptive since it changes often the singulars end in -a, which can look like 1st declension nouns they can exist in every declension (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) Why do we need to remember the Neuter Rule? it helps differentiate between subject and possessor it helps differentiate between prepositional phrases it helps differentiate between subject and direct object it helps differentiate between direct and indirect object it helps differentiate between possessor and direct object Which word below is NOT neuter? perīculum, perīculī onus, oneris murmur, murmuris nox, noctis cubiculum, cubiculī Which word below is NOT neuter? silentium, silentiī pes, pedis tempus, temporis vestigium, vestigiī nōmen, nōminis Which word below is NOT neuter? cisium, cisiī auxilium, auxiliī iter, itineris vehiculum, vehiculī raedārius, raedāriī Translate each sentence, then explain how you figured out which word was the subject. Latin Sentence Translation Explanation of how you figured out the subject of the sentence vehicula amīca puellae cōnspicit. the friend of the girl catches sight of the vehicles. multa onera plaustra portābant. the wagons were carrying many loads. vīllae Rōmānae cubicula habent. Roman houses have rooms. vestigia lupī ancillae vidēbant. the slave-girls were seeing the tracks of the wolf. puerum silentium nōn iam terret. the silence no longer scares the boy. īra patrum līberōs nunc terrēbat. the anger of the fathers now was scaring the children. auxilium in silvā Cornēliī nōn inveniunt. the Corneliuses do not find help in the woods. cisia in viā saepe audiō. I often hear the light carriages in the road. onus ad plaustrum servus ūnus fert. one slave brings a load to the wagon. ad urbem cum familiā puer iter faciēbat. the boy was making a journey to the city with his family.