Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

SECOND LATIN
Ex montibus egressi sunt. They came out of the mountains.
E pluribus unum. Out of many) one.
Duo ex hominibus iBis carpentarii erant. Two of those men were
carpenters.
c) Per: through in the widest sense. It governs the accusative.
Per civitates eunt. They go through the city.
Per diem. Throughout the day.
Per homines nobiles. Through the instrumentality of noble rnen.
Per see In and of itself (through itself).
d) Praeter: used \vith the literal meaning of along by, in front of,
and with the figurative meaning of beyond, besides, in addition to. It
governs the accusative.
Praeter vultos nostros. Before our faces.
Praeter aedihcium. In front of the building.
Praeter realitatem. Beyond reality.
e) Propter: used in the literal rneaning of near or next to) and with
the figurative meaning of on account of, because of. It governs the
accusativee
Propter me sedent. They sit near me.
Propter diei calorem dormiebant. Because of the heat of the day they
slept.
3. Ordinal numbers. The ablative of the ordinals is used as an adverb
and is abbreviated by using a figure followed by a small 0: 3°;
primo, 1°; secundo, 2°
EXERCISES
I. Per tales actus nobis probavit qualis est simplicitas sua. 2. Inclusimus
dumtaxat tres ex regulis praeter communes. 3. Per diem et
per noctem plenius investigabant qualis esset gentium voluntas. 4. Si
effectum calefactioni attribuamus, causa clara sit. 5. Si logice de metaphysica
disseret, nobis docebit multas ex veritatibus quas volumus
cognoscere. 6. Si rex leges bonas abroget, gens patiatur. 7. Si alteruter