8.7: Grammar: Multiple Choice
Multiple-choice exercise
For each question, click on the button beside the correct answer.
Reading Passage
Dum(1) scrīptor hūmānus librum dē(2) lībertāte pāceque scrībēbat, dē pecūniā fāmāque frāter cōgitābat. Dum scrīptor ratiōnem(3) et sapientiam laudāre(4) discēbat, frāter amorem vitiī discēbat. Frāter scrīptoris nōn salvus(5) erat. Scrīptor igitur(6) ex(7) perīculō frātrem dūcet(8) et dē glōriā virtūtīs docet. Discetne frāter?
What part of speech is this word and what does it mean?
- conjunction; while
- preposition; if
- adverb; when
What part of speech is this word and what case does it govern?
- preposition; ablative
- conjunction; ablative
- preposition; accusative
What is the gender, number and case of this noun and what is its function in the sentence?
- Acc. sing. fem.; direct object
- Acc. sing. masc.; direct object
- Gen. pl. masc.; indicates possession
What part of the verb is this?
- Infinitive
- Imperative
- Participle
What is the gender, number and case of this adjective and what is its function in the sentence?
- Nom. sing. masc.; predicate adjective
- Nom. sing. masc.; in apposition
- Gen. sing. masc.; modifies 'scrīptōris"
What part of speech is this and what does it mean?
- conjunction; therefore
- adverb; because of which thing
- adverb; nevertheless
What part of speech is this and what case does this word govern?
- preposition; ablative
- conjunction; dative
- preposition; dative
What is the person, number and tense of this verb?
- 3rd person sing.; future indicative
- 3rd person sing.; present indicative
- 2nd person sing.; present indicative