Latin: The Sentence Parsing Algorithm
Because Latin relies on endings rather than word order, reading left-to-right like English will cause your brain to crash. Use the four-step algorithm below whenever you dissect a sentence: find the verb, find the nominative, find the accusative, then map the periphery. With practice the algorithm compiles into instinct — but it must be run deliberately first.
The big idea
Verb first, subject second, object third, everything else last.
Think about it
Take any sentence from your current reading and run the four steps out loud. Where does the algorithm slow down? That is your gap.
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