Chapter 2 Grammar Adjectives and Direct Objects

What I Need to Learn from this Lesson (Learning Objectives) How to make adjectives ‘agree’ with nouns in Latin How to make adjectives ‘agree’ with nouns in Latin What a direct object ‘is’ in a sentence What a direct object ‘is’ in a sentence How to know which word is the direct object in Latin and in English. How to know which word is the direct object in Latin and in English.

Remembering Label your small paper with 1 st name, last initial, and class. Answer any questions asked in this presentation on the paper to turn in as ticket out the door. Label your small paper with 1 st name, last initial, and class. Answer any questions asked in this presentation on the paper to turn in as ticket out the door. Answer these questions on your paper: What are the 1 st declension nominative endings (both singular and plural)? What are the 1 st declension nominative endings (both singular and plural)? What are adjectives (in English)? What are adjectives (in English)?

ADJECTIVES An adjective is used to ADD information to a noun. Examples: a long road, a big dog An adjective is used to ADD information to a noun. Examples: a long road, a big dog In Latin, an adjective is used to do the same thing – ADD information to a noun. In Latin, an adjective is used to do the same thing – ADD information to a noun. In Latin, the ending of an adjective MUST agree with the ending of the noun it modifies in: CASE, NUMBER, and GENDER (This is the ‘Adjective Rule’. You will need to remember this information!) In Latin, the ending of an adjective MUST agree with the ending of the noun it modifies in: CASE, NUMBER, and GENDER (This is the ‘Adjective Rule’. You will need to remember this information!) Examples – via dura Examples – via dura puellae bonae puellae bonae familia magna familia magna silva est bona silva est bona

Direct Objects Direct Objects are________ Direct Objects are________ –Nouns –Verbs –Adverbs Direct Objects receive ____ ________ __ ____ _______. Direct Objects receive ____ ________ __ ____ _______.

Accusative Case – Direct Object The direct object receives the action of the verb. In English, we know the direct object because of its place in the sentence (just after the verb). For example, “Tommy threw the ball”. What did Tommy throw? The direct object receives the action of the verb. In English, we know the direct object because of its place in the sentence (just after the verb). For example, “Tommy threw the ball”. What did Tommy throw? In Latin, direct objects are in the Accusative Case, so the endings would be ___ or ____ for 1 st declension nouns. In Latin, direct objects are in the Accusative Case, so the endings would be ___ or ____ for 1 st declension nouns. Example – The girl likes the farmer. Puella amat agricolam. The farmer likes the girl. Agricola amat puellam. The farmer likes the girl. Agricola amat puellam.

Word Order – Does it Matter? English English The boy likes the dog. The dog likes the boy. The horse carries the girl. What’s the reverse? Latin Latin Puella amat agricolam. The girl likes the farmer. Agricolam amat puella.The _____ likes the ____. Agricola amat puellam. The ____ likes the ____. Puellam amat agricola. The ____ likes the ____.

REMINDER -Your Latin Notebook Write the vocabulary words for Lesson II, then study them! We will have a vocabulary quiz soon! Write the vocabulary words for Lesson II, then study them! We will have a vocabulary quiz soon! Read the grammar section, and add anything you need to the notes you took today. SUMMARIZE in your notebook. Be sure to include ALL information that you did not know before we started this chapter. Take the time to read the section about Roman Numerals. Read the grammar section, and add anything you need to the notes you took today. SUMMARIZE in your notebook. Be sure to include ALL information that you did not know before we started this chapter. Take the time to read the section about Roman Numerals.

Did I Learn This? How to make adjectives ‘agree’ with nouns in Latin How to make adjectives ‘agree’ with nouns in Latin What a direct object ‘is’ in a sentence What a direct object ‘is’ in a sentence How to know which word is the direct object in Latin and in English. How to know which word is the direct object in Latin and in English.

Ticket out the door In Latin, write a noun/adjective pair and what they mean in English (look at vocabulary in chapters 1 and 2). In Latin, write a noun/adjective pair and what they mean in English (look at vocabulary in chapters 1 and 2). The direct object receives the _______ of the _______. The direct object receives the _______ of the _______. In Latin, the direct object is in the ____________ case. In Latin, the direct object is in the ____________ case.

Apply What You Have Learned! Work with your group of 3 or 4 to begin to translate the passage at the beginning of chapter 2 if time. We will finish next class! Work with your group of 3 or 4 to begin to translate the passage at the beginning of chapter 2 if time. We will finish next class!