Word Order Quiz

The typical word order of English sentences is Subject (S), Verb (V), Object (O). What is the typical word order of Latin sentences?

Some sentences in Latin do not follow the typical word order, but instead use a form of the verb "to be."

For example, "Femina est magistra."

In sentences such as these, "est" functions as a:

Latin sentence word order is more flexible than English. Look at the following list of Latin sentences.

Which sentences emphasizes that the king is loved.

Ōlim erat vir Rōmānus, Appius Claudius nōmine.

Magnum et longum aquaeductum aedificāvit.

Rōmānī aquaeductum ab nōmine Appī appellāvērunt.

Aquaeductus bonam aquam in urbem portāvit.

Appius Claudius etiam longam et bonam viam ad oppidum Ītaliae Capuam aedificāvit.

Rōmānī viam "Appiam" appellāvērunt.

Erānt multae aliae viae in ītaliā sed Via Appiā praecipuē clāra erat.