prepositional phrases – Elementary Latin

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Assignment for Tuesday, 10.20.20

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Tuesday, October 20, please do the following.

READING

Shelmerdine, Chapter 10, on various methods of expressing why things happen:

Expressions of Cause: Ablative, Prepositions, causa/gratia (#53, p. 89)

Note any questions along the way.

DC

September 3, 2020September 10, 2020

Assignment for Monday, 09.14.20

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Monday, September 14, please do the following.

READING

Shelmerdine, Chapter 4, on expressing location and related topics; also, nuances of word order:

Expressions of Place (#24, pp. 30–1)
Adverbial Modification (Summary) (#25, pp. 31–2)
Word Order (#26, pp. 32–3, including Reading Skills)

VOCABULARY

Due by 9:00 AM (EST) by email.

Write a one-paragraph short story (6–8 sentences) in which you feature English derivatives from 75% of the Chapter 4 vocabulary (pp. 34–5).

As before, use the English words naturally in your prose, but put the Latin words from which they are derived in parentheses immediately afterward.

When listing the Latin words, use the first form of a noun and the infinitive form of a verb. ALSO: If your derivative contains a Latin preposition, include it in your parenthetical citation.

IMPORTANT: Please follow the formatting requirements for written work.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

September 3, 2020

Assignment for Thursday, 09.10.20

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Thursday, September 10, please do the following.

READING

Shelmerdine, Chapter 4 on the not-unrelated concepts of the ablative case, prepositional phrases, and adverbs:

The Adverb (#21, p. 29)
The Preposition (#22, pp. 29–30)
Ablative Case (#23, pp. 30)

Note any questions along the way.

DC