Latin A-Level
Case endings and grammatical function
What Case endings and grammatical function means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Case endings and grammatical function
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Nouns change ending to show their role in the sentence, and the standard patterns of case usage link each case to a function.
Topics that use Case endings and grammatical function
- 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax (OCR A-Level)
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