Latin Level 3, Unit 7: Review and Advanced Translation. Core vocabulary, forms, and short example sentences for this unit. Front: the Latin word or form. Back: English meaning (brief grammatical note in parentheses where useful, e.g. case or conjugation).
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- What grammatical case would you use for the direct object of a Latin sentence?
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The accusative case
- What grammatical case would you use to show possession, translated 'of'?
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The genitive case
- What grammatical case would you use for an indirect object, translated 'to/for'?
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The dative case
- What grammatical mood would you expect in a purpose clause introduced by 'ut'?
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The subjunctive mood
- What Latin construction reports indirect speech using an accusative subject and an infinitive verb?
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Indirect statement
- What Latin construction uses a noun and participle together in the ablative, independent of the main clause?
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The ablative absolute
- What are the four principal parts typically listed for a Latin verb?
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First person singular present, present infinitive, first person singular perfect, and supine/perfect passive participle
- What tense expresses a single completed past action, as opposed to an ongoing one?
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The perfect tense
- What tense expresses an ongoing or repeated past action?
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The imperfect tense
- What mood is regularly required in Latin indirect questions?
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The subjunctive mood
- What Roman poet wrote the Aeneid, Rome's great national epic?
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Virgil
- What Roman orator and statesman is famous for his speeches against Catiline?
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Cicero
- What Roman general wrote firsthand commentaries on the Gallic War?
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Julius Caesar
- What written code is considered the foundation of Roman law?
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The Twelve Tables
- What term describes Rome's system of government before the Empire, blending elected magistrates, the Senate, and assemblies?
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The Roman Republic