Jan 12, 2015 · I am curious about the Latin grammar, and what is the situation now about its use in English. In China, students think it’s normal to learn English grammar, and use the grammar …

Mar 12, 2023 · I have found some books in Latin but mostly in its grammar. I have also asked about way to build Latin vocabulary on Latin stacked change site. What books are …

Mar 18, 2021 · A better, newer book would probably choose a different verb (the use of "love" is likely because in Latin Grammars, amo (I love) is near the start of most verb lists, so is used in …

Oct 5, 2020 · For Latin I can recommend Allen and Greenough, New Latin Grammar, Bennet, New Latin Grammar, (which were "new" in the late 1800s) and Woodcock, A New Latin Syntax …

Jan 12, 2015 · 2 "Substantive" is the traditional Latin term for the word class that in English is called noun. "Nominal" (or, better, "nominal group") is the term that is used by some linguists …

Dec 3, 2020 · In some other languages, such as Latin, French, and Spanish, the preposition would move to the front of the sentence along with the interrogative pronoun, and leaving the …

Feb 9, 2021 · Visa, like many other neutral gender Latin words with a singular ending in -um, is the plural form of visum. Visas is thus the plural form of the plural form, comparable to mouse - …

This rule was taken from Latin, and that is probably the rule that you were taught. However, imposing rules of Latin grammar on English usage is nonsense. Sometimes it is correct to end …

This tag is for Latin words and phrases that appear in English, and Latin's influence on English language and pedagogy. The majority of English words come from Latin, and their spellings …

Students of English used to be taught that it was bad grammar to end a sentence with a preposition (like "about"). Following this rule produces sentences like your first example …