Latin

Summary of Sentence Patterns in Chapters 1 & 2

I. Sentence Patterns

  1. S + LV + PN (Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Nominative)

    • Example: Sabina est filia.

  2. S + LV + PA (Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective)

    • Example: Subura est clamosa.

  3. S + LV + PREP (Subject + Linking Verb + Prepositional Phrase)

    • Example: Rufina est (in popinā).

  4. S + V (Subject + Verb)

    • Example: Faustus ambulat.

  5. S + PREP + V (Subject + Prepositional Phrase + Verb)

    • Example: Rufina (in popinā) laborat.

  6. S + D.O. + V (Subject + Direct Object + Verb)

    • Example: Gisco equum ducit.

II. Latin vs. English Verbs

  • Latin verbs can be:

    • Simple Verb: "The father walks."

    • Progressive Verb: "The father is walking."

    • Emphatic Verb: "The father does walk."

  • English uses helping verbs (like "is") that differ from Latin linking and action verbs (sum, esse; ago, agere).