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Adjective Facts
POSITIVE DEGREE
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
LATIN SENTENCE PRACTICE
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What is the purpose of an adjective?
Quid est - a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
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What is meant by the positive degree of an adjective? What would be an example in English?
Quid est - Positive degree refers to the quality of one person or thing. It is simply the adjective form. Answers will vary but should resemble: The philosopher is wise. Luna est clara.
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What does the comparative adjective convey differently from the positive degree? Supply an English or Latin example of the comparison.
Quid est - compares the quality of one person or thing with another person or thing. Answers will vary but should resemble the following comparisons: The philosopher is wiser than many men. Sol est clarior quam luna.
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How is the superlative degree Latin adjective recognized?
Quid est - the majority of adjectives add -issimus to the stem like clarissimus (brightest) while -er ending adjectives add -errimus to the stem like miserrimus (most wretched and the adjectives facilis, difficilis, similis, disimilis, gracilis and humilis add -illimus like facillimus (easiest).
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What degree is the adjective? What is the best translation? Flumen non est celere.
Quid est - celere = positive degree; the river is not quick.
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What are the three types of Latin adjective usages?
Quid est - ATTRIBUTIVE: (precedes the noun it modifies)She lived in a large house; PREDICATIVE: (follows a linking verb) The stars are bright; SUBSTANTIVE: (the no noun listed but adjective acts as the noun) The brave fought diligently.
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What is the Latin adjective for long?
Quid est - longus.
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What inflection distinguishes the comparative degree? What is a Latin example? How are the adjectives declined?
Quid est - -ior (masculine & feminine) & -ius (neuter) attached to adjective base. clearer = clarior clarius. Comparative adjectives are declined like third declension regular nouns.
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How is the superlative degree adjective denoted in the English translation?
Quid est - attach -est to short adjectives while using the words most, very or too in front of long adjectives.
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What is the degree of the adjective? What is the best translation? Tuus frater est meus amicus carissimus.
Quid est - carissimus= superlative; your brother is my dearest friend.
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Where is the Latin adjective placed in relation to the noun it modifies?
Quid est - Adjective generally follow the nouns they modify, but adjectives of size and quantity precede.
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What is the Latin adjective for lucky?
Quid est - felix
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What are two irregular comparative adjective forms?
Quid est - better (melior, melius), worse (peior, peius), larger (maior, maius), smaller (minor, minus), more (----, plus)
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What are irregular superlative degree Latin adjectives? Give 3 possible forms.
Quid est - optimus (best), pessimus (worst),maximus (largest, greatest), minimus (least, smallest), and plurimus (most).
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What is the degree of the adjective? What is the best translation? Pueros pauperiores iuvamus.
Quid est - pauperiores = comparative; we are helping the poorer boys.
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How are adjectives declined? What are the possible appearances of these groups?
Quid est - Adjective case endings are the same as the noun endings for first and second declension if it has the -us, -a, -um endings. Adjectives of third declension are recognizable by nominative terminations: three -er, -is, -e ; two terms. -is, -e or one terms. ? [-is]. These adjectives are declined like third declension Istem nouns. Abl. sing -i, Gen. pl -ium all genders and -ia Nom & Acc pl. neuter. only. An adjective grouping is dertermined by the appearance of nominative vocabulary entry.
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What is the Latin adjective noun pair for the good slave?
Quid est - servus bonus
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How is the comparative degree denoted in the English translation? Give three possiblities.
Quid est - by adding -er to short adjectives, by placing more or rather in front of longer adjectives.
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What is the superlative degree of pulchra?
Quid est - pulcherrima
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What is the adjective degree? What is the best translation? Nostri magistri sunt doctissimi.
Quid est - doctissimi = superlative degree; Our teachers are the most learned.
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How does the noun influence the inflection (changed ending) of the adjective?
Quid est - A Latin adjective always agrees with the noun or pronoun it modifies in case (Nom., Gen., Dat., Acc., Abl., Voc.), number (sing. or pl.) and gender (masc., fem., or neuter). The endings WILL NOT be mirror image; it depends on the declension of the noun & adjective pairings.
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What is the dative plural form of good slave?
Quid est - servis bonis
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What is the accusative singular of sharper sword?
Quid est - gladium acriorem
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What is the genitive plural construction of tallest mountain?
Quid est - altissimorum montum
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What is the adjective degree? What is the best translation? Romani fortiores quam ceteri erant.
Quid est - fortiores = coparative; the Romans were braver than the others.