Exam is in Merrifield 309

The exam is in Merrifield 309. I will post a sign on the door of our usual room in case of confusion.

Study aids for final exam (test over 10-12)

Topics for the Final

Fourth conjugation

3^rd –io conjugation

Personal pronouns ego, tu and is, ea, id; the adjective idem

The perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses

(I recommend you also specially review the following from previous chapters: 3^rd declension and hic, ille, iste and special –ius adjectives)

Key to the review paragraph (the translation paragraph on p. 102 in Wheelock):

Greetings, Marcellinus! I write these things to you about Fundanus, our friend, because he (has) lost his dear and beautiful daughter. That girl had not lived for 13 years, but nature had given to her much wisdom. She always loved (was loving) her mother and father, brother and sister, us and other friends, male teachers and female teachers, and we were loving and praising her. Doctors were not able to help her. However, since she had such great courage, she bore her very bad disease with patience. Now, my friend, send to Fundanus our letters about the bitter fate of his daughter. Goodbye!

3x5 card on exam

You will be allowed to bring one 3x5 notecard to the exam. If you don't have one you can cut out a 3x5 piece of paper.

Suggested review topics for Exam 2

Here are some of the topics we've studied since the first test (things to watch out for in parentheses:

Sum and Possum (Remember that the imperfect of sum uses -a [eram, eras, erat...], and the future of sum uses -i [ero, eris, erit].)

Complementary Infinitive (We have a tendency to confuse infinitives with imperatives. Nothing is an infinitive that does not end in -re [We will learn passive voice infinitives and past tense infinitives later, but for now they all end in -re]).

Third declension nouns (These are the words for which it is most important to learn the vocabulary entry: rex, regis, m.)

Third conjugation (Do not put b's in the future forms of these verbs.)

Demonstratives (hic, ille, iste) and adjectives with -ius genitive forms (These are the words that make it really important to get comfortable with the idea of substantive adjectives, adjectives with 'implied nouns': 'man' for adjectives with masculine endings, 'woman' for feminine, 'thing' for neuter.)

General suggestions:
Review vocabulary, and however you go about it, make sure you mix up the order of the words if possible. This enables your brain to form a stronger connection.
Learn both the meaning of the word and which declension or conjugation it is in.

Dates of the first and second exams

I will also announce this in class, but here are the dates of the first and second exams:

Exam 1: October 6th

Exam 2: November 10th