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MP Henle Latin 1
Grammar Cards
| front | back |
|---|---|
| genitive singular of 1st declension nouns | all nouns whose genitive ends in -ae are in the 1st declension |
| gender of 1st declension nouns (grammar 32-33) | 1st declension nouns are feminine unless they name a male like nauta |
| subject case | nominative |
| subject-verb agreement (grammar 470) | the verb agrees with its subject in person and number |
| direct object case | accusative |
| position of verb | the verb usually stands last in the sentence |
| position of adverb (grammar 466) | teh adverb usually stands immediately before the word it modifies |
| case for possessives and “of” phrases | genitive |
| genitive singular of 2nd declension nouns | -i |
| gender of 2nd declension nouns (grammar 36) | -us masculine -um neuter |
| unique characteristic of all neuter (grammar 39) | nominative and accusative are same, both nouns and adjectives in singular and plural |
| indirect object case, or the “to/for” case | dative |
| two ways to indicate indirect objects in English | (1)”to” and (2) word order (1) Christ gave God glory (2) Christ gave glory to God |
| Prepositions take either of what two cases? | ablative, accusative |
| predicate nominative case (grammar 474) | nominative |
| position of forms of sum in a Latin sentence (grammar 461) | anywhere in sentence |
| genitive singular of 3rd declension nouns | -is |
| natural gender rule applies to ALL declensions (grammar 46-47) | a noun naming a male person is masculine (dux); a noun naming a female person in feminine (mater) |