Question 1
Briefly, but completely, describe the rules for associating an adjective to a substantive.
Answer 1
An adjective matches the case, gender and number of the substantive to which it refers.
Adjectives of the first class also follow the declension of the gender of the substantive to which they refer; e.g.: a masculine adjective matches the 2nd declension of the noun it refers to, whereas a feminine adjective matches the 1st class declension of the noun it refers to; likewise for the neutral.
The adjective can be placed before or after the substantive according to the particular mood or emphasis of the speaker/writer.
Question 2
For each of the following first class adjectives shown in BOLD give the missing numbers and case form.
Answer 2
| # | Adj. | | m. | f. | n. |
1 | Magna | large | magnus | | magnum |
2 | Bona | good | bonus | | bonum |
3 | Pulcher | beautiful | | pulchra | pulchrum |
4 | Latum | wide | latus | lata | |
5 | Antiqua | old | antiquus | | antiquum |
6 | Longi | long | | longae | longi |
7 | Malus | bad | | mala | malum |
8 | Longa | long | longus | | longum |
9 | Multos | many | | multams | multa |
10 | Parvum | small | parvus | parva | |
11 | Multa | much | multus | | multum |
12 | Clara | clear | clarus | | clarum |
Question 3
Match the correct adjective to the noun and write down the nom. and acc. cases.
Answer 3
| # | Adj. | Noun | Nom. | Acc. | |
1 | magna | casa | magna casa | casam magnam | large cottage |
2 | pulchra | serva | pulchra serva | servam pulchram | beautiful servant |
3 | bona | aqua | aqua bona | bonam aquam | good water |
4 | parvus | puer | puer parvus | puerum parvum | small boy |
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Q4 Give a full declension of the adjectives xy with the substantive xz
Q5 Match the names on the left hand side column with the corrsponding adjective in the right hand side column
Q6 Write down a table of the full declension of the first class adjectives