Using Nouns with the 3rd person singular of 1st conjugation verbs we have learned.
Earlier we learned how to form the Present Active Indicative of 1st conjugation verbs like amare, curare, etc. You learned how to create the 'he/she/it' form of this verb. Now that we have some nouns, we can use them with these verbs in the 3rd person. But first take a little drill to see if you remember how to form the 3rd person singular 'he/she/it form of the 1st declension present active verb.

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You have learned thenominative singularof 1st declension nouns likeagricola, cena, pugna, sententia. Thenominative caseof a noun usually provides the subject of a sentence, that is, the person or thing in a sentence that is doing some action.

What case of a 1st declension noun is generally used to provide the subject of the sentence? (1 word).

Now just what is the case of a noun, anyway? The case of a noun is another name for the form a noun takes. You have learned to create two cases, thenominative singular(villa) and thegenitive singular(villae). A noun will appear in one case or another depending on what that noun is doing in that sentence. For example, if the noun is the subject of the sentence it is in thenominativecase, as in this Latin sentence:Puella clamat. ( = The girl shouts.) If the noun were being acted upon by the subject, it would probable be in the accusative case, which you will learn later, as in this sentence:Regina laudatpuellam.= (The queen praises the girl).

The __________ of a sentence is usually put in the nominative case. (One word.)

As you have learned,amatby itself= he/she/it loves. But whenamattakes a subject the sentence can be more specific. Thus

Agricola rogat.	The sailor asks.
Puella transportat.	The girl transports.
Nauta liberat.	The sailor frees.
Regina clamat.	The queen shouts.

Based upon the words and definitions you know, translate the following short sentences. (Make sure you include the word "The" where necessary according to common English usage. Put a period at the end of the sentence.

Poeta habitat.		Regina errat.
Fortuna optat.		Puella laborat.
Filia ambulat		Dea pugnat.
Familia spectat.		Lingua narrat.

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