Unit Review #8
Non-Referential Cases
True or False
Read the following sentences and determine whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
- Genitive ak 𒀝 cannot co-occur with any other case maker.
- Genitive ak 𒀝 never appears after a vowel.
- Genitive ak 𒀝 never appears after a consonant
- Each additional genitive ak 𒀝 is added to the last.
- No more than two (2) genitives will ever appear in a sequence.
- Genitive constructions follow the same order as the nominal chain.
- When a possessive pronoun is immediately followed by Genitive ak 𒀝, the final vowel becomes /a/.
- When an ordinal number modifies another noun, no additional genitive is necessary.
- There are no attestations of a cardinal number functioning as an ordinal number.
- The absolutive case marks the agent in the sentence.
Multiple Choice
Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer.
1. The Sumerian genitive case marker ak 𒀝 is suffixed to the:
a) possessed
b) possessor
2. Which of the following cases has a “zero morph”:
a) absolutive
b) equative
c) genitive
3. Which of the following case makers shows relationship:
a) ak 𒀝
b) e 𒂊
c) gin7 𒁶
Fill In the Blank
Fill in the blanks with the correct Sumerian words.
1. é den-ki-+__ 𒂍𒀭𒂗𒆠__ It is the temple of Enki.
a) a-kam 𒀀𒄰
b) ka-àm 𒅗𒀀𒀭
c) kam 𒄰
2. dumu lugal-la-__ 𒌉𒈗𒆷__ [performed] by the son of the king
a) a-ke4 𒀀𒆤
b) ak-e 𒀝𒂊
c) ke4 (𒀀)𒆤
3. aš-__ first
a) a-ka-àm 𒀀𒅗𒀀𒀭
b) a-kam 𒀀𒄰
c) kam 𒄰
4. límmu-kam 𒇹𒄰
a) a-ka-àm 𒀀𒅗𒀀𒀭
b) a-kam 𒀀𒄰
c) kam 𒄰
Answers
True or False
- FALSE—Genitive ak 𒀝 cannot co-occur with any other case maker.
- Correct Answer: Genitive ak 𒀝 can co-occur with any other case maker.
- TRUE—Genitive ak 𒀝 never appears after a vowel.
- FALSE—Genitive ak 𒀝 never appears after a consonant
- Correct Answer: Genitive ak 𒀝 appears after a consonant in the form of a[k], depending on what case markers or copulas follow.
- TRUE—Each additional genitive ak 𒀝 is added to the last.
- FALSE—No more than two genitives will ever appear in a sequence.
- Correct Answer: While a third genitive sometimes appears in a sequence, no more than three will.
- TRUE—Genitive constructions follow the same order as the nominal chain.
- TRUE—When a possessive pronoun is immediately followed by Genitive ak 𒀝, the final vowel becomes /a/.
- FALSE—When an ordinal number modifies another noun, no additional genitive is necessary.
- Correct Answer: When an ordinal number modifies another noun, an additional genitive may be necessary.
- FALSE—There are no attestations of a cardinal number functioning as an ordinal number.
- Correct Answer: In some texts, cardinal numbers also function as ordinal numbers.
- FALSE—The absolutive case marks the agent in the sentence.
- Correct Answer: The absolutive case mars the patient in the sentence.
Multiple Choice
- The Sumerian genitive case marker ak 𒀝 is suffixed to the: b) possessor
- Which of the following cases has a “zero morph”: a) absolutive
- Which of the following case makers shows relationship: c) gin7 𒁶
Fill in the Blank
- é den-ki-__ 𒂍𒀭𒂗𒆠__ It is the temple of Enki.
- c) kam 𒄰
- dumu lugal-la-__ 𒌉𒈗𒆷__ [performed] by the son of the king
- c) ke4 𒆤
- aš-__ 𒀸 first b) a-kam 𒀀𒄰
- límmu-__ 𒇹__
- c) kam 𒄰
How Did You Do?
If you got more than 4 wrong, you may want to go back and review lessons 24-27.
