Learning a language – any language – will not be achieved by merely staring at grammatical tables. Actively practising concepts will help you absorb the concepts. Look at [i] the sentence patterns in image #1 and [ii] the exercise in image #2. Now, it is unlikely that you’ll ever be buying a sword in an ancient Roman market, but that’s not the point. The aim is to make you think about the endings that are needed, and, by verbalising them in the form of practical questions, to help you remember them. Furthermore, the vocabulary used is essential at this elementary stage of learning Latin and so, by saying the words, you will remember the vocabulary too. These are not tests; if you cannot recall something, then the exercises provide you with the impetus to look back through these posts, or to consult other references.
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