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Grammar and Syntax Quiz

Please make a copy of this document, place it into your named folder (which you should already have shared with me), and compose your syntax quiz. Here are the guidelines for the quiz:

 

IV. Syntax questions, multiple choice format, 10-12 in number, 10 points total

  • Graded for diversity of topics and difficulty level, quality of multiple choice options

 

  1. In line 139 what is the case of sucis?

  1. Dative

  2. Ablative

  3. Genitive

  4. Nominative

 

2. In line 136 identify the forms of vive and pende?

  1. Infinitives

  2. Ablatives

  3. Imperatives

  4. vocatives

 

3. In line 137 give the tense, person, number, voice, and mood for sis?

 

4.  In line 138 what is the mood of esto?

 

5. In line 140 what does tactae modify and give the case number and gender of both the modifier and the word modified.

 

6. In line 142 what degree are the words minimum and parva?

 

7. In line 143 what is the use of the ablative in the words, in latere?

 

  1. Means

  2. Description

  3. Place from which

  4. Place where

 

8. To whom does illa refer to on line 144?

  1. Arachne

  2. Minerva

  3. Leda

  4. Danae

 

9.  What is the case and case use of the word telas on line 146?


 

10. Write the  tense, person, number, and mood for defluxere on line 141.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key:

 

  1. A

  2. C

  3. Present, 2nd person, singular, active, subjunctive

  4. Imperative

  5. Modifying comae. Both nominative plural subject

  6. Minimum - superlative parva - appositive

  7. D

  8. Arachne

  9. Accusative - direct object

  10. Perfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person

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