Case Uses
What case shows an object directly acted upon by the verb?
accusative
I ate the whole dinner. --> consumpsī tōtam cēnā.
cēnā should be cēnam
3rd decl
Which of the following fruits is native to North America?
a) blueberry b) fig c) pomegranate d) mango
a) blueberry
What case shows something describing the subject?
nominative
Who called the brother? --> quis fratribus vocāvit?
frātribus should be frātrem
pīrāta, pīratae, m. pirate
Which language is most closely related to English?
a) Gaelic b) Icelandic c) Dutch d) Portuguese
c) Dutch
What case shows something that motivated or benefited from the action (indirect object)?
dative
canis should be canēs
delphīnus, delphīnī, m. dolphin
2nd declension
Come up with three snazzy names for shades of green, NOT containing the word green.
(open-ended)
What case shows the possessor or source of something in the sentence?
genitive
Caecilius gives money to a friend. --> Caecilius amīcum pecūniam dat.
amīcum should be amīcō
To what declension does the bolded word belong?
"habeō multōs librōs."
2nd declension
Declension : nouns :: conjugation : __________
verbs
What two cases can prepositional objects be?
accusative or ablative
Clara's picture is beautiful! --> pictūrae Clārae est pulchra!
pictūrae should be pictūra
To what declension does the bolded word belong?
habitāmus in hāc parte urbis.
3rd declension
What season begins with the vernal equinox?
spring