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Direct Objects Accusative Case

Direct Objects Accusative Case. Sept. 17, 2012. Finding Direct Objects. A direct object follows an ACTION verb (not a linking verb like “is” and “are”). The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the verb. The girl holds the cat. (Ask: what does the girl hold?)

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Direct Objects Accusative Case

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  1. Direct ObjectsAccusative Case Sept. 17, 2012

  2. Finding Direct Objects • A direct object follows an ACTION verb (not a linking verb like “is” and “are”). • The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the verb. • The girl holds the cat. • (Ask: what does the girl hold?) • Direct object: CAT • The boy feeds the dog. • (Ask: what does the boy feed?) • Direct object: DOG

  3. Finding Direct Objects • The choir sang a song. • Subject----choir • Direct object----song • The girls like the forest. • Subject----girls • Direct object----forest

  4. Take this REALLY HARD Quiz! • Which sentence is correct English? • I saw him at Pier Park. • I saw he at Pier Park.

  5. Take this REALLY HARD Quiz! • Which sentence is correct English? • Adele is a great singer. I really like listening to she. • Adele is a great singer. I really like listening to her.

  6. What just happened here? • You proved that you already KNOW how cases work…in English! • Romans also had correct cases for direct objects…check it out…

  7. The Accusative Case The accusative case is used to indicate the direct object of a sentence. Accusative endings: –am for singular –as for plural. Case Singular Plural Nominative a ae Genitive ae arum Dative ae is Accusative am as Ablative a is

  8. Put Your THINKING Cap On! • The bowl is made of glass. • Glass is breakable. • Therefore… • The bowl is breakable. • If A=B and B=C, then A=C too.

  9. Now APPLY That Technique Here… • The girls like the forest. • Girls=Subject • Subjects=Nominative Case • Girls=Nominative Case • puellae Case Sg. Pl. Nom a ae Gen ae arum Datae is Acc am as Abla is

  10. Now APPLY That Technique Here… • Forest=Direct Object • Direct Objects=Accusative Case • Forest=Accusative Case • silvam Case Sg. Pl. Nom a ae Gen ae arum Datae is Acc am as Abla is

  11. Puellaesilvamamant. The girls like the forest.

  12. Just like YOU wouldn’t say, “I really like he…” The Romans wouldn’t say, “Puellaesilvaamant” but rather, “Puellaesilvamamant.”

  13. Practicing Accusative Direct Objects Case Sg. Pl. Nom a ae Gen ae arum Datae is Acc am as Abla is • The girls like water. • Puellaeaqu__ amant. • The families carry water. • Familiaeaqu__ portant. • The girls like the roads. • Puellae vi__ amant. • The families carry the girls. • Familiaepuell__ portant. am am as as

  14. What if we took 3 words and just scrambled their order without changing their endings? Puellaesilvamamant. Puellaeamantsilvam. Silvampuellaeamant. Amantpuellaesilvam. Amantsilvampuellae. ALL THESE SENTENCES MEAN “THE GIRLS LIKE THE FOREST.”  In Latin, WORD ENDINGS are more important than WORD ORDER. Sometimes word order does follow certain rules, esp. in longer sentences. Remember: Endings are everything!!!

  15. Translate the following sentences. “Cornelia” and “Iulia” are girls’ names. Answers on the next slide! Cornelia et Iulia familiamamant. Cornelia et Iulia parvafamiliamamant. Cornelia et Iulia parvamfamiliamamant. Cornelia et Iulia aquamportant. FamiliaeCorneliamamant.

  16. Translate the following sentences. “Cornelia” and “Iulia” are girls’ names. Answers on the next slide! Cornelia and Julia like the family. Cornelia and little Julia like the family. Cornelia and Julia like the little family. Cornelia and Julia carry water. The families like Cornelia.

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