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Understanding Nouns: Nominatives and Their Functions in English and Latin

This article explores the use of nouns in English and Latin, focusing on their key functions: the subject, object, and possessive forms. We dive into the nuances of Roman grammatical terms where the subject is called the nominative case. Learn about predicate nominatives and adjectives, which rename or describe the subject, such as in the sentence "Lester is a friend of mine." Understanding these concepts will enhance your grasp of sentence structure in both languages.

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Understanding Nouns: Nominatives and Their Functions in English and Latin

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  1. Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives www.marshlatin.wordpress.com

  2. Nouns and their uses • In English nouns have essentially three uses: • The subject • The object • The possessive • The Romans were a little more specific about noun usage and had different names for those uses

  3. Roman noun uses • The SUBJECT is called the NOMINATIVE • The Possessive is called the GENITIVE • The Indirect Object is called the DATIVE • The Direct Object is called the ACCUSATIVE • The Obj. of a Preposition is the ABLATIVE • Notice how the Romans broke the object use into three different cases

  4. That’s a LOT of information • Don’t worry: all we are worried about right now is the SUBJECT case, which the Romans called the NOMINATIVE case.

  5. What is a NOMINATIVE? • The nominative is the SUBJECT of a sentence. • Lester is a friend of mine • LESTER is the subject of the sentence. In Latin the subject is called the NOMINATIVE

  6. How do I find the nominative? • In English the nominative is normally at the beginning of the sentence: • Lester is eating a cookie • crustulamLester consumat • In Latin word order is less important, so the SUBJECT can be almost ANYWHERE

  7. PN Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives rename or describe the SUBJECT. Lester is a friend of mine. Example: “friend” renames the subject, “Lester” “Friend” is a predicate nominative

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