Ecce Romani Ch.4 grammar: identify the subject, object, verb

Read aloud and observe these sentences:
1. Sextus Corneliam vexat. (4:1). Sextus annoys Cornelia.
2. Sextus puellam conspicit. (4:2) Sextus catches sight of the girl.
3. Vocem Cornelia audit. (4:3) Cornelia hears the voice.

In these sentences, the words Corneliam, puellam, and vocem are said to be the direct objects of the verbs vexat, conspicit, and audit. They name the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.

In English, the order of the words in the sentence conveys the meaning by telling us what word is the direct object.
In English, the direct object usually follows the verb.
In Latin, it is the ending -m that indicates the direct object in the sentence.
In Latin, the words could be arranged in any order, and they would still convey the same message.

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