Gynne's Sentences

Question 1

I love the queen.

Answer 1

Reginam amo.

Question 2

You are not the Queen of England.

Answer 2

Angliae regina non es.

Question 3

The son outdoes his friend.

Answer 3

Filius amicum sperat.

Question 4

We shall soon fight.

Answer 4

Mox pugnabimus.

Question 5

You will be lords.

Answer 5

Domini eritis.

Question 6

The friends of the Queen praise Julius.

Answer 6

Reginae amici Iulium laudant.

Question 7

Reginae patria Anglia est.

Answer 7

England is the country of the Queen.

Question 8

Dominum saepe laudabimus.

Answer 8

We shall often praise the lord.

Question 9

Captivi numquam cantant.

Answer 9

Prisoners never sing.

Question 10

Epistulam rogabitis.

Answer 10

Y’ll will ask for a letter.

Question 11

The girls love the Queen, but the Queen does not love the girls.

Answer 11

Puellae reginam amant sed regina puellas non amat.

Question 12

I love the friend of the girls and we shall love the friends of the girls.

Answer 12

Puellae amicum amo et puellarum amicos amabimus.

Question 13

Never will queens praise girls, and girls either love queens now or will never love queens.

Answer 13

Reginae puellas numquam laudabunt puellaeque aut reginas nunc amant aut (reginas) numquam amabunt.

Question 14

The queen loves her friends and her friends are girls. (unknown gender for friends in first clause.)

Answer 14

Regina amicos amat et amici puellae sunt.

Question 15

The girl will never be queen but she will always love the queen. The sons are outdoing their friends but will soon often be singing.

Answer 15

Puella numquam regina erit sed reginam semper amabit. Filii amicos superant sed mox saepe cantabunt.

Question 16

Friends never outdo friends and sons never outdo girls, but the queen often praises her sons.

Answer 16

Amici amicos numquam superant neque filii umquam puellas superant. sed regina saepe filios laudat.

Question 17

Julius Caesar will never be a friend of Pompey’s, and Pompey is not calling his son Julius.

Answer 17

Iulius Caesar amicus Pompeii numquam erit neque Pompeius filium Iulium vocat.

Question 18

Claudius captivos liberat et captivi Claudium laudant.

Answer 18

Claudius frees the prisoners and the prisoners praise Claudius.

Question 19

Epistulas reginae parabimus sed pecuniam puellis non dabimus.

Answer 19

We shall prepare letters for the queen but we shall not give money to the girls.

Question 20

Aut amicam curiae amamus aut amicam curiae non amamus.

Answer 20

Either we love the (female) friend of the court or we do not love the (female) friend of the court.

Question 21

Julius Caesar loves his son and his son’s friend. His son’s friend does not love Pompey’s daughter but does love the queen. (-que for ‘and’)

Answer 21

Iulius Caesar (suum) filium amicumque fili amat. Amicus (sui) filii filiam Pompeii non amat sed reginam amat.

Question 22

Julius Caesar loves his son and his son’s friend.

Answer 22

Iulius Caesar (suum) filium [acc] amicumque [acc+and] fili [genitive] amat.

Question 23

His son’s friend does not love Pompey’s daughter but does love the queen.

Answer 23

Amicus (sui) [nom] filii [acc(m)] filiam [acc(f)] Pompeii [gen] non amat sed reginam [acc] amat.