Grammatical Analysis of Nouns in Pliny
Read the following passage from Pliny’s Letters:
Cervicalia capitibus imposita linteis constringunt; id munimentum adversus incidentia fuit. Iam dies alibi, illic nox omnibus noctibus nigrior densiorque; quam tamen faces multae variaque lumina solvebant.
Which of the following statements correctly analyzes the grammatical functions of cervicalia, capitibus, linteis, and munimentum?
Cervicalia (nominative plural) modified by capitibus (ablative of specification) and linteis (genitive of material), with munimentum (vocative) addressing the protection
Cervicalia (direct object) placed on capitibus (dative of place where), secured with linteis (ablative of means), creating munimentum (predicate nominative) - showing improvised protection
Cervicalia (ablative of means) used with capitibus (genitive of possession) and linteis (dative of purpose) to create munimentum (nominative subject)
Cervicalia (subject) and capitibus (direct object) joined by linteis (ablative absolute), with munimentum (accusative of result) showing the outcome
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