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Noun-Adjective Agreement. Noun-Adjective Agreement. Nouns and the adjectives that modify them must agree in 3 important ways: Case, Number & Gender. Noun-Adjective Agreement.
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Noun-Adjective Agreement • Nouns and the adjectives that modify them must agree in 3 important ways: Case, Number & Gender.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • However, they do not have to agree in declension (I.e. 1st, 2nd or 3rd). They may agree, but they do not have to do so.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Magnaancilla in villālaborat.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Magnaancilla in villālaborat. • Magnus lupus in silvācurrit.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Magnaancilla in villālaborat. • Magnus lupus in silvācurrit. • Magnumplaustrumappropinquat. • In each of these examples the adjective agrees in the case (nominative), number (singular) and gender (masc., fem., or neut.) as well as declension.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Puermagnasancillas in villāspectat.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Puermagnasancillas in villāvidet. • Puermagnoslupos in silvāvidet.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Puermagnasancillas in villāvidet. • Puermagnoslupos in silvīsvidet. • Puer magnaplaustra in viāvidet. • In each of these examples the adjective agrees in the case (accusative), number (plural) and gender (masc., fem., or neut.) as well as declension.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Puermagnas arbores in silvīsspectat.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Puermagnas arbores in silvīsspectat. • Puermagnosclamores in silvīsaudit.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Puermagnas arbores in silvīsspectat. • Puermagnosclamores in silvīsaudit. • Puer magnamurmurain viāaudit. • In each of these examples the adjective agrees in the case (accusative), number (plural) and gender (masc., fem., or neut.) but NOT in declension. The adjectives have 1st and 2nd declension endings, whereas the nouns have 3rd declension endings.
Quid est rectum? • Marcus cum puellīs______ ambulabat. • A) laetae • B) laetarum • C) laetas • D) laetīs
Quid est rectum? • Marcus cum ________ canibus ambulabat. • A) magni • B) magnorum • C) magnos • D) magnīs
Quid est rectum? • Clamores sororis ________ Marcus audiebat. • A) solliciti • B) sollicitae • C) sollicitas • D) sollicitīs
Quid est rectum? • Pueri principem ________ salutant. • A) altus • B) altum • C) alti • D) alto • E) altam
VosTemptatis Puer __________ puellas __________ conspicit. Senatores________ bovem __________videbat.
Noun-Adjective Agreement • Finis!