Nōmen _______________________
Diēs _______________________
Latin I, R____
PACKET D
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Unit XI: Noun-Adjective Agreement
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REVIEW: Declension
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The DECLENSION of a noun is determined by its GENITIVE SINGULAR ending.
o 1st DECLENSION  -______
 ex. rēgina, rēginae f.
o 2nd DECLENSION  -______
 ex. amicus, amicī m.
o 3rd DECLENSION  -______
 ex. corpus, corpōris n.
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The DECLENSION of a noun NEVER changes. Once you determine what DECLENSION a noun is
in, you know what pattern of ENDINGS that noun will follow.
REVIEW: Gender
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The GENDER of a noun NEVER changes. The GENDER of a noun is given in its dictionary entry
and MUST be memorized.
o Ex. rēgina is ALWAYS feminine
o amicus is ALWAYS masculine
o corpus is ALWAYS neuter
REVIEW: Noun-Adjective Agreement
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NOUNS and ADJECTIVES ALWAYS agree in GNC, otherwise known as…
o GENDER
 Ex. If a noun is feminine, the adjective that modifies it must also be _____________
o NUMBER
 If a noun is singular, the adjective that modifies it must also be ________________
o CASE
 If a noun is nominative, the adjective that modifies it must also be ______________
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Exempla:
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The tall queen = rēgina alta (fem. nom. sing.)
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to/for the new friend = amīcō novō (masc. dat. sing.)
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BWIOF the sacred body = corpore sacrō (neut. abl. sing.)
Exerceāmus!
Identify in GNC, translate, and change the number of the following noun-adjective pairs.
LATIN
scelus magnum
GNC
neut. sg. nom./acc.
ENGLISH
Change Number
(sing.  pl. / pl.  sing.)
great crime (subj.)/
great crime (D.O.)
scelera magna
ab altīs moenibus
nostrī patris
cum rēge novō
cum
tuārum sororum
meae mātrī
lēgēs sacrae
multī servī
LATIN
GNC
ENGLISH
Change Number
(sing.  pl. / pl.  sing.)
senātōrī Rōmānō
masc., sing., dat.
to/for the Roman
senator
senātōribus
Rōmānīs
your (pl.) city (D.O.)
vestram urbem
many old men (subj.)
neut., pl., abl.
to/for the great
people
BWIOF the new
names
magnīs populīs
with your (sg.) blood
a difficult death
(subj.)
arbōrum altārum
dūrae mortēs
of tall trees
CLASSWORK CHECK: _______