GRAMMAR

• What case indicates the subject of a sentence?

  Nominative
• Why is a noun in the nominative case?

  It is the subject, doing the action
• What case indicates the object of a sentence?

  Accusative
• Why is a noun in the accusative case?

  It is the object, receiving the action
• What case shows possession?

  Genitive
• Why is a noun in the genitive case?

  It shows possession ('of')
• What case indicates 'to/for' someone?

  Dative
• Why is a noun in the dative case?

  It shows 'to/for' someone or something
• What case indicates 'by/with/from'?

  Ablative
• Why is a noun in the ablative case?

  It shows means or manner ('by/with/from')
• What are the endings for the present tense?

  -o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
• Why is a verb in the present tense?

  It shows an action happening now
• What are the endings for the imperfect tense?

  -bam, -bas, -bat...
• Why is a verb in the imperfect tense?

  It shows an ongoing or repeated past action
• What are the endings for the perfect tense?

  -i, -isti, -it...
• Why is a verb in the perfect tense?

  It shows a completed action in the past
• What are the endings for the pluperfect tense?

  -eram, -eras, -erat...
• Why is a verb in the pluperfect tense?

  It shows an action completed before another past action
• What is the 1st person singular form of a verb?

  "I"
• Why is a verb in the 1st person singular?

  It refers to 'I' doing the action
• What is the 2nd person singular form of a verb?

  "You"
• Why is a verb in the 2nd person singular?

  It refers to 'you' doing the action
• What is the 3rd person singular form of a verb?

  "He/She/It"
• Why is a verb in the 3rd person singular?

  It refers to 'he/she/it' doing the action
• What is the 1st person plural form of a verb?

  "We"
• Why is a verb in the 1st person plural?

  It refers to 'we' doing the action
• What is the 2nd person plural form of a verb?

  "You (all)"
• Why is a verb in the 2nd person plural?

  It refers to 'you (plural)' doing the action
• What is the 3rd person plural form of a verb?

  "They"
• Why is a verb in the 3rd person plural?

  It refers to 'they' doing the action
• What indicates a purpose clause?

  ut or ne + subjunctive
• Why is a clause a purpose clause?

  It shows the purpose of an action
• What indicates a result clause?

  tam, adeo, tot etc. + ut + subjunctive
• Why is a clause a result clause?

  It shows the result of an action
• What indicates an indirect command?

  Verbs of ordering + ut + subjunctive
• Why is a clause an indirect command?

  It reports a command using ut + subjunctive
• What indicates an indirect question?

  Question word (cur, quid, ubi) + subjunctive
• Why is a clause an indirect question?

  It reports a question using a question word
• What indicates a cum clause?

  cum + subjunctive
• Why is a clause a cum clause?

  It shows when/why/how something happened