Word Roots:Classics 30

Wednesday,

September 1, 2010: Unit 9

Today’s Goals

• To go over what’s covered in tomorrow’s quiz.

• To go over Week 5 Worksheet 1

• To go over material from Unit 9

• To learn a couple biology terms

Tomorrow’s Quiz

• Know the answers to the questions and exercises from Unit 8 and 9.

• Know the irregular plurals at the end of Unit 9• Be able to do exercises (including transliteration) like those

on Week 5 Worksheet 1.• Half the questions will be drawn directly from worksheet.• Half will be variants on those questions.

• Know the Biology terms back through Thursday, August 26.

Biology Term I

• amoeba– {amoeba/amoeb} = changing, alternating– An amoeba is a microrganism whose

shape is constantly changing.

• Compare:– amoeboid– amoebocyte

Biology Term II

• pseudopod– {pseudo} = false, imitation– {pod} = foot– A pseudopod is protusion of cytoplasm that

usually serves for locomotion or apprehension.

• Compare:– pseudopodium (= pseudopod)

Unit 9 Word Elements

• {uni}• {du}{bi}• {tri}• {quadru/quadri/quadr}• {quinqu/quinque}• {sex}• {sept/septem}• {octo/octi}• {nov/novem}• {cent/centi}• {mill/milli}

• {pleg}• {digit}• {foli}• {cycle}• {anni/enni}• {pare/pari/para}• {later}• {pede/ped}

More Unit 9 Elements

• {primo}• {second}• {terti}• {quart}• {quint}• {sext}• {sept}• {octav}• {non}• {decim}• {centi}• {milli}

• {heno}• {duo/dy}• {tri}• {tetra/tetrad}• {pent/penta}• {hexa/hex}• {hept/hepta}• {octo}• {ennea/ennead}• {deca}• {hecto}• {kilo}

More Unit 9 Elements

• {agon} (1)• {cephal}• {multi}• {pan}• {olig/oligo}• {chromat}• {orama}• {hemi}

• {prot/proto}• {deuter/deutero}• {gam}• {nom}• {agon} (2)• {pol}• {seque}• {lac}

Irregular Plurals

• alumnus• alumna• colossus• persona• (agendum)• medium• psychosis• stimulus• synopsis• (sequela)• lacuna• gladiolus

• nucleus• focus• stratum• datum• millennium• index• neurosis• memorandum• centennium• verterbra• analysis• synthesis

One More Clause Pattern• English is fond of using a noun or pronoun connected

with an infinitive as the object of a sentence.– I want you to go home.– I told Mary to wash the dishes.

• Note that the noun or pronoun is the doer of the action (you go home; Mary washes).

• Contrast this:– I learned Latin to read Caesar.

• Here “Latin” will not do the reading.

One More Clause Pattern

• This use of a noun or pronoun plus an infinitive is common in English, but there is no standard way to refer to it.

• We’ll call it pattern G:Subject-Transitive Verb-Actor-Infinitive

S-TV-A-I

What is the pattern of These Clauses?

• I am sad.

• Bill will give Mary a hug.

• Tom, my friend, will prove you wrong.

• I wanted you to eat the bananas.

• I wanted bananas to make a smoothie.

• You’ll get the idea.

• He got awfully annoying.

A Variant on S-TV-A-I

• Sometimes infinitives in this pattern do not have the word “to.”

• This happens after verbs of sensation, and the verbs “make,” “have,” “let,” “help” and some others.– He made me go. – I heard him cry. – I felt it move! – John let us come along.