English Grammar for Students of Latin : The Study Guide for Those Learning Latin

by Goldman, Norma; Szymanski, Ladislas

• ISBN13: 9780934034197
• ISBN10: 0934034192
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1983-04-01
• Publisher: OLIVIA

Summary

A self-study handbook for English speakers learning Latin introducing them to English grammar and pointing out the similiarities and differences with Latin grammar. An elementary comparative grammar which complements any textbook and any method.

Table of Contents

To the Student	vii
Introduction	1	(3)
1. What is a Noun?	4	(2)
2. What is Meant by Gender?	6	(3)
3. What is Meant by Number?	9	(2)
4. What are Indefinite and Definite Articles?	11	(2)
5. What is Meant by Case?	13	(9)
The Declensions	16	(3)
Choosing the Proper Noun Form	19	(3)
6. What is a Subject?	22	(3)
7. What is a Predicate Word?	25	(2)
8. What is the Possessive?	27	(2)
9. What are Objects?	29	(6)
Direct and Indirect Objects	29	(3)
Objects of a Preposition	32	(3)
10. What is a Pronoun?	35	(2)
11. What is a Personal Pronoun?	37	(8)
Personal Pronouns as Subjects	37	(3)
Personal Pronouns as Objects	40	(5)
12. What is a Verb?	45	(2)
13. What are the Principal Parts of a Verb?	47	(3)
14. What is an Infinitive?	50	(3)
15. What is a Verb Conjugation?	53	(4)
How to Conjugate a Verb	54	(3)
16. What is Meant by Tense?	57	(1)
17. What is the Present Tense?	58	(2)
18. What is the Past Tense?	60	(3)
The Imperfect Tense	60	(1)
The Perfect Tense	61	(1)
Selection of the Perfect or the Imperfect	62	(1)
19. What is the Past Perfect (Pluperfect) Tense?	63	(2)
20. What is the Future Tense?	65	(2)
21. What is the Future Perfect Tense?	67	(2)
22. What is an Auxiliary Verb?	69	(4)
23. What is a Participle?	73	(8)
The Present Participle	73	(2)
The Past Participle	75	(4)
The Future Participles	79	(2)
24. What is a Verbal Noun (Gerund)?	81	(3)
25. What is Meant by Active and Passive Voice?	84	(4)
Present, Imperfect and Future Tenses in the Passive	85	(1)
Perfect Tenses in the Passive	85	(1)
The Agent	86	(1)
Deponent verbs	86	(2)
26. What is Meant by Mood?	88	(2)
27. What is the Imperative Mood?	90	(2)
28. What is the Subjunctive Mood?	92	(2)
29. What is a Conjunction?	94	(3)
Subordinating Conjunction or Preposition?	95	(2)
30. What are Sentences, Phrases and Clauses?	97	(8)
What is a Sentence?	97	(1)
What is a Phrase?	98	(1)
What is a Clause?	99	(1)
Types of Sentences	100	(5)
31. What are Declarative and Interrogative Sentences?	105	(2)
32. What is Meant by Direct and Indirect Statement?	107	(3)
Sequence of Tenses	108	(2)
33. What is Meant by Direct and Indirect Question?	110	(3)
Sequence of Tenses	111	(2)
34. What are Conditional Sentences?	113	(3)
35. What is an Adjective?	116	(2)
36. What is a Descriptive Adjective?	118	(7)
Identifying an Adjective's Declension	119	(6)
37. What is Meant by Comparison of Adjectives?	125	(6)
38. What is a Possessive Adjective?	131	(5)
39. What is an Interrogative Adjective?	136	(3)
40. What is a Demonstrative Adjective?	139	(3)
41. What is an Adverb?	142	(3)
42. What is an Interrogative Pronoun?	145	(7)
43. What a Possessive Pronoun?	152	(2)
44. What is a Reflexive Pronoun?	154	(3)
45. What is a Demonstrative Pronoun?	157	(2)
46. What is a Relative Pronoun?	159	(7)
Use of the Relative Pronoun and Restructuring	160	(6)
47. What is a Preposition?	166	(4)
48. What is an Interjection?	170	(1)
Answer Key	171	(4)
Index	175