Agenda diēs Iovis, a.d. iv Non. Oct. A.D. MMXVIII HW Check: worksheet 12 / Do Now: work on WS 11 Worksheet 11: Prepositions and Place Constructions Worksheet 13: Noun-Adjective Agreement Adjectives as Nouns: Substantive Adjectives Start Worksheet 14 (if time) Pensum: Worksheet 14 Study vocab. list #4 Midterm Exam will be on Tuesday, 10/9 Latin 1 Mr. Finnigan Boston Latin School

Adjectives as Nouns: Substantives

Substantive Adjectives Adj. do NOT always need to modify nouns An adj. may stand on its own and be used as a noun This is called the SUBSTANTIVE use of adjectives We have these in English, but mostly in the plural/collective forms: “The land of the free and the home of the brave.” “Give me your tired, your poor…” “Only the good die young.”

Substantive Adjectives Adj. do NOT always need to modify nouns An adj. may stand on its own and be used as a noun This is called the SUBSTANTIVE use of adjectives How to Translate? According to the gender and number bonus: a good man – bonī: good men/people bona: a good woman* – bonae: good women bonum: a good thing – bona: good things*

Substantive Adjectives Translate the following: fera (2 ways) bonōrum (2 ways) malī (2 ways) multa bonae parvīs (3 ways)