Part of Speech and Latin Sentence Structure CH 1: Two Roman Girls Part of Speech and Latin Sentence Structure

Salvete, discipuli et discipulae Salve, Magistra Quid nomen tibi est? Mihi nomen est… Mihi placet. Ubi est ? Adsum. Abest.

1a. Responde Latine Quis est Cornelia? Ubi habitat Cornelia? Cur est Cornelia laeta? Quid facit Cornelia? Ubi habitat Flavia? Quid facit Flavia? Cur est Flavia laeta?

Let’s Review Latin doesn’t have articles (“a”, “an”, or “the”). Latin has a more flexible word order than English. The verb will usually go at the end of the sentence. The adjective will normally come after the noun Latin doesn’t have articles (“a”, “an”, or “the”). A present tense Latin verb can be translated 3 ways sedet: she sits, she is sitting, she does sit

Let’s Review (Con’t) Latin has the same parts of speech as English Latin doesn’t use helping verbs, such as is, am, do, does. It’s built into the verb. The girl is running. Puella currit. When est is used, it’s the only verb in the sentence. Cornelia est puella. Latin has the same parts of speech as English Verbs adverbs prepositions Nouns conjunctions articles Adjectives interjections pronouns

Nomen? Verbum? Adjectivum? adiectivum In pictura est puella. In pictura est villa ubi Cornelia aestate habitat. Corrnelia sub arbore sedet et legit. In pictura est altera puella, nomine Flavia. Dum Cornelia legit, Flavia scribit.