1. Chapter 9 Summary of First and Second Declension
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Present Imperative

2. Today’s Learning Targets
Thoroughly understand 1st and 2nd declensions and be able to explain what part of speech goes into each case.
Learn what the IMPERATIVE form of the verb tells us and how to write and understand this form.
Be able to show an understanding of noun-adjective agreement by correctly declining noun adjective pairs.

3. Declensions
On a half sheet of paper, write your name, then list some differences between 1st and 2nd declensions. Also list some similarities between the two declensions. (No more than 2 minutes!) Please share some of these.

4. 1st Declension What part of speech goes in each case?
Nominative -a -ae
Genitive -ae -arum
Dative -ae -is
Accusative -am -as
Ablative -a -is
Can you sing the declension ending song (Camptown Races)?

5. 2nd Declension Genitive -i -orum Dative -o -is Accusative -um -os
Nominative -us -i
Genitive -i -orum
Dative -o -is
Accusative -um -os
Ablative -o -is
Can you sing this declension ending song?

6. Noun-Adjective Agreement Say the ‘adjective rule’ as a class.
via bona viae bonae
viae bonae viarum bonarum
viae bonae viis bonis
viam bonam vias bonas
via bona viis bonis

7. Look at this noun-adjective pair. Is this correct? Why or why not?
nauta bonus nautae boni
nautae boni nautarum bonorum
nautae bono nautis bonis
nautam bonum nautas bonos
nauta bono nautis bonis
The ending for the noun will come from the 1st declension chart and the adjective’s endings will come from the 2nd declension chart.

8. Present Imperative
What does it mean when someone tells you, “It is imperative that you do this.”?
An imperative, then, would be a command or a direction. It is something you must do.

9. Imperatives in Latin
To give one person a command or direction, use the present stem form of the verb. This stem is formed from what principal part? How do you get the stem? (Note – to get the stem, you remove the –re ending from the 2nd principal part).
To give a command to 2 or more people, add
-te to the singular imperative.

10. Be Careful
REMEMBER – when something is IMPERATIVE, you must do it. It is a command (or direction). Stop and think about the meaning you know, to help avoid confusion with similar sounding words!

11. Ticket Out the Door
On the back of your paper, decline this noun-adjective pair:
famous farmer
(Can someone tell us the Latin word for famous? For farmer? Does the word ‘farmer’ fit into our exception group? Be careful!)
Turn in as you head out the door.