Latin Grammar

Cora Carroll Scanlon A.M.
Charles L. Scanlon A.M.


Answer key (c) Joseph Oliveri

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for the proofreading and suggestions.



Lesson I


Unit One

B.
  1. Maria et Lucia.
    Mary and Lucy.
    (Could be either Nominative or Ablative; the exact meaning would be derived from the context.)
  2. Ad Mariam.
    To Mary.
    Towards Mary.
    Near (to) Mary.
  3. In terra.
    In the land.
    On the earth.
    (Remember that the articles "a/an" and "the" do not exist in Latin; so in terra could mean "on the earth" or "on earth," and so on.)
  4. Ex tuba.
    From the trumpet.
    Out of the trumpet.
  5. Terra Mariae.
    The land of Mary.
    Mary's land.
  6. In via.
    On the way.
    In the street.
    In the journey.
  7. Vita animae.
    The life of the soul.
  8. Ab lucia.
    From Lucy.
    Down from Lucy.
    (Thus, figuratively...)
    By Lucy (...in the sense that Lucy is the agent of a given action.)
  9. Ad vitam.
    Unto life.
    Towards life.
  10. Cum tubis.
    With trumpets.
  11. Terrarum bonarum.
    Of the good lands.
    (Thus, figuratively, for example:)
    Of the arable lands.
    Of the bountiful lands.
    (...etc., depending upon the context. The word bonus is generic and may take a variety of nuanced meanings -- nearly all of which may be easily derived from the context.)
  12. Vitae.
    Of life. (Gen. Sing.)
    For life (Dat. Sing.)
    Lives. (Nom. Pl.)
  13. In anima.
    In the soul.
  14. Ad vias.
    To the roads.
    At the roads.
    Near the streets.
  15. A terris.
    From the lands.
    (Remember a = ab. The former preposition is used before a word beginning with a consonant.)
  16. In aquam.
    Into the water.
    (N.B.: not "in the water." The preposition in + accusative denotes movement towards something.)
  17. Ad Luciam.
    To Lucy.
    Near Lucy.
  18. Ad terram Mariae.
    At the land of Mary.
    To Mary's land.
    Near Mary's land.
  19. Ex Maria.
    (Out) of Mary.
    (Out) from Mary.
  20. Ad vitam Luciae.
    To Lucy's life.
  21. Ex terris.
    Out of the lands.
    (Out) from the lands.
  22. A terra Mariae.
    From the land of Mary.
    From Mary's land.
  23. A terris bonis.
    From the good lands.
  24. Tuba bona.
    A good trumpet. (Nom. Sing.)
    With a good trumpet. (Abl. Sing.; abl. of means or instrument)
  25. Tubae bonae.
    Of a good trumpet. (Gen. Sing.)
    To/For a good trumpet. (Dat. Sing.)
    Good trumpets. (Nom. Pl.)
  26. Cum tubis bonis.
    With good trumpets.
  27. Ex aquis bonis.
    Out of the good springs.
  28. Ad vitam bonam.
    Towards a good life.


Unit Two

A.

1. terram bonam 2. tubas bonas 3. vitae bonae 4. animarum bonarum 5. terris bonis 6. aquae bonae 7. via bona 8. vitam bonam 9. tubarum bonarum 10. aquas bonas 11. viae bonae 12. vita bona 13. tubis bonis 14. animabus bonis 15. animas bonas


B. 

TERRA BONA            TUBA BONA


terra bona            tuba bona
terrae bonae          tubae bonae
terrae bonae          tubae bonae
terram bonam          tubam bonam
terra bona            tuba bona


terrae bonae          tubae bonae
terrarum bonarum      tubarum bonarum
terris bonis          tubis bonis
terras bonas          tubas bonas
terris bonis          tubis bonis





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