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Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin: We saw the dog running after the fox.

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CURRENTEM

B1: Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin using capio: The gods saw the dog about to capture the fox.

CAPTURUM

B2: Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin using capio: The gods changed the dog about to be captured into stone.

CAPIENDUM

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Translate consul into Latin in the following sentence: The war must be waged by the consul

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CONSULI

B1: What use of the dative is consuli in that sentence?

DATIVE OF AGENT

B2: Translate the full sentence into Latin using a passive periphrastic.

BELLUM GERENDUM EST CONSULI

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Using a participle, give the genitive singular for “singing bird”

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CANENTIS/CANTANTIS/PIPANTIS AVIS

B1: Change that to the plural

CANENTIUM AVIUM

B2: Change that form to the ablative

CANENTIBUS AVIBUS

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For the verb venio, give the second person plural imperfect active indicative

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VENIEBATIS

B1: Change that form to the subjunctive.

VENIRETIS

B2: Change that form to the passive.

VENIREMINI

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What would be the genitive singular of the phrase: haec glaciēs

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HUIUS GLACIĒĪ

B1: Make that phrase accusative

HANC GLACIEM

B2: Make that phrase ablative plural

HĪS GLACIĒBUS

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For the adjective at the root of malaria give the comparative form.

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PEIOR / PEIUS

B1: For the adjective at the root of humility give the comparative form and superlative forms.”

HUMILIOR & HUMILLIMUS

B2: For the adjective at the root of benevolent give the comparative form and superlative forms.

MELIOR & OPTIMUS / BENEVOLENTIOR &
BENEVOLENTISSIMUS

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For the adjective bonus, give the positive adverbial form.

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BENE

B1: Make bene comparative

MELIUS

B2: Make bene superlative

OPTIMĒ

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How would you say “this sailor” in Latin?

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HIC NAUTA

B1: Change “hic nauta” to the genitive singular.

HUIUS NAUTAE

B2: Change “hic nauta” to the dative singular.

HUIC NAUTAE

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Translate Caesar in the following sentence into Latin: We heard that Caesar had lost the battle

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CAESAREM

B1: Translate Caesar in this sentence into Latin: We use Caesar as an example of a famous Roman.

CAESARE

B2: Translate use in that same sentence into Latin

UTIMUR

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What is the comparative form of celer?

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CELERIOR

B1: What is the adverbial form of celerior?

CELERIUS

B2: What is the superlative form of celerius?

CELERRIMĒ

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What are the comparative and superlatives of magnus?

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MAIOR and MAXIMUS

B1: What are the comparative and superlatives of malus?

PEIOR and PESSIMUS

B2: What are the comparative and superlatives of idoneus

MAGIS IDONEUS and MAXIME IDONEUS

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Which of the following verbs does not belong grammatically: soleo, augeo, audeo, gaudeo

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AUGEO

B1: Whatsort of classification do the verbs, which lack the perfect active system, do soleo, audeo, and gaudeo belong to?

SEMI-DEPONENT

B2: For the verb gaudeo give the second person plural pluperfect form

GAVISI/AE/A ERATIS

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What is the adverbial form of magnus?

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MAGNOPERE

B1: Change magnopere to the comparative.

MAGIS

B2: Change magis to the superlative.

MAXIME

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For the verb volo, velle, give the 2nd person singular present active subjunctive.

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VELIS

B1: Make velis perfect.

VOLUERIS

B2: Make volueris future perfect indicative.

VOLUERIS

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For the verb malo, give the second person singular, present active indicative

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MAVIS

B1: Change mavis to the imperfect

MALEBAS

B2: Change malebas to the future

MALES

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Translate the verb in the dependent clause into Latin: Caesar knows that the barbarians are attacking the camp.

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OPPUGNARE

B1: Translate barbarians in that same sentence.

BARBAROS

B2: Now translate the dependent verb in this sentence: Caesar knew that the camp had been attacked by the barbarians

OPPUGNATA ESSE

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Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence into Latin: The citizens do not see the dangers which threaten them.

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QUAE

B1: Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence into Latin: The book which you are reading is mine.

QUEM

B2: Translate that sentence “The book which you are reading is mine” into Latin

LIBER QUEM LĒGIS EST MEUS

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How would you say “the only hope” in Latin?

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SOLA SPES

B1: Change sola spes to the genitive.

SOLIUS SPEI

B2: Change solius spei to the dative.

SOLI SPEI

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For the phrase ‘unus vetus nauta’, give the genitive singular.

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UNIUS VETERIS NAUTAE

B1: Change ‘unius veteris nautae’ to the ablative.

UNO VETERE/VETERI NAUTA

B2: Change ‘uno vetere nauta’ to the plural.

DUOBUS VETERIBUS NAUTIS (IF THEY SAY IT CAN’T BE DONE, TELL
THEM TO USE DUO)

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What is the present active infinitive for the verb amō?

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AMĀRE

B1: What is the passive form of amāre?

AMĀRĪ

B2: What is the perfect active infinitive of amō?

AMĀVISSE

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Using a deponent verb, translate “speak” in the following sentence into Latin: We all know that the gods speak through oak trees

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LOQUI

B1: Using a deponent verb, now translate speak in the following sentence into Latin: The Romans recognized that the gods had not spoken through oak trees.

LOCUTOS ESSE

B2 Using a deponent verb translate “speak” in this sentence into Latin: “The Romans
wondered why the Greeks talked to oak trees.”

LOQUERENTUR

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Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: We discovered our children listening to our conversation

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AUDIENTĒS

B1: Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: The teacher was about to read a book.

LĒCTŪRUS/LĒCTŪRA

B2: Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: The students listened to the song sung by the famous poet.

CANTUM

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Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin: “We saw the citizens walking out of the Colosseum.”

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AMBULANTĒS

B1: … “The mother was about to call her children.”

VOCĀTURA

B2: … “The words, having been spoken by the poet, were pleasing to the emperor.”

DICTA

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Make the phrase hoc carmen dative singular

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HUIC CARMINI

B1: Make the phrase huic carmini accusative plural.

HAEC CARMINA

B2: Make the phrase haec carmina ablative singular

HŌC CARMINE

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For the verb **volo, velle** give the 2nd person plural, present, active, indicative.
**VULTIS** ## Footnote B1: Make **vultis** perfect. **VOLUISTIS** B2: Make **voluistis** present and subjunctive. **VELĪTIS**
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Make the phrase **pulcher flos** comparative.
**PULCHRIOR FLOS** ## Footnote B1: Make the phrase **pulchrior flos** superlative. **PULCHERRIMUS FLOS** B2: Now make **pulchrior** modify the word **flumen**. **PULCHRIUS**
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Complete the following grammatical analogy: **agit**: **agitur** :: **fert** : ______
**FERTUR** ## Footnote B1: …: **agit** : **aget** :: **fert** : _____. **FERET** B2: …: **agit** : **agat** ::** fert** : _____. **FERAT**
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Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence: “The poets, whom you heard, wrote great poetry.”
**QUŌS** ## Footnote B1: …: The leaders, whom you believed, were right. **QUIBUS** B2: …: The senators, whose laws you ignored, were angry. **QUŌRUM**
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Say in Latin, “at home”.
**DOMI** ## Footnote B1: Say in Latin, “at Carthage”. **CARTHAGINI/E** B2: Say in Latin, “at Tarentum”. **TARENTI**
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Complete the following grammatical analogy: **video** : **vidēre** :: **conor**: _____.
**CONĀRĪ** ## Footnote B1: …: **videt** : **visus est** :: **loquitur**: _____. **LOCUTUS EST** B2: …: **vidē** : **noli vidēre** :: **fruere** : _____. **NOLI FRUĪ**
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Give the comparative and superlative degrees of **parvus**
**MINOR** and **MINIMUS** ## Footnote B1: Give the comparative and superlative degrees of **dissimile**. **DISSIMILIUS** and **DISSIMILLIMUM** B2: Give the comparative and superlative degrees of **diu**. **DIUTIUS** and **DIUTISSIME**
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Make the phrase **flumen fluēns** dative singular
**FLUMINI FLUENTI** ## Footnote B1: Make **flumini fluenti** genitive plural. **FLUMINUM FLUENTIUM** B2: Make **fluminum fluentium** accusative plural. **FLUMINA FLUENTIA**
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For the verb **eō, ire** give the present active participle
**IĒNS** ## Footnote B1: …give the future passive participle. **EUNDUS** B2: …give the future active participle and translate. **ITURUS**, ABOUT TO GO
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In the sentence, “The envoys said that they had not harmed those men,” translate “harmed”?
**NOCUISSE** ## Footnote B1: Translate “they,” in that same sentence. **SĒ / EŌS / EĀS / ILLŌS / ILLĀS / HŌS / HĀS** B2: Translate the entire sentence (repeat). **LEGĀTĪ DĪXĒRUNT SĒ EĪS/ILLĪS (VIRĪS/HOMINIBUS) NOCUISSE**
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Give the dative singular of **nullus**
Answer: **NULLI** ## Footnote B1. Give the genitive singular of **hic** Answer: **HUIUS** B2. give the accuative masculine singular of **idem** Answer: **EUNDEM**
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Give the superlative form of the adjective **stultus**
Answer: **STULTISSIMUS** ## Footnote B1. Give the superlative form of the adjective **facilis ** Answer: **FACILLIMUS** B2. Give the superlative form of the adjective **magnus** Answer: **MAXIMUS**
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Say in Latin that head
Answer: **ILLUD CAPUT** ## Footnote B1. Change that to the ablative singular Answer: **ILLO CAPITE** B2. Change that to the genitive plural Answer: **ILLORUM CAPITUM**
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Complete the analogy. **Porto: portabit :: possum :**______
Answer: **POTERIT** ## Footnote B1. **Porto: portabit :: facio :** ______ Answer: **FACIET** B2. **Porto : portare :: fio :** Answer: **FIERI**
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For the verb **Loquor** give the 3rd person singular imperfect indicative
Answer: **LOQUEBATUR** ## Footnote B1. Change that to the subjunctive Answer: **LOQUERETUR** B2. Change that to the pluperfect Answer: **LOCUTUS ESSET**
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Give the perfect passive participle and its translation for the verb **vinco**
Answer: **VICTUS**, HAVING BEEN CONQUERED ## Footnote B1. Give the present participle and its translation for the same verb Answer: **VINCENS**, CONQUERING B2. Give the future active participle and its translation for the same verb Answer: **VICTURUS**, ABOUT TO/GOING TO CONQUER
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In the sentence The brave man must be praised by the senators translate senators
Answer: **SENATORIBUS** ## Footnote B1. What case and use is **senatoribus** Answer: DATIVE OF AGENT B2. Now use the same construction to translate the brave man must be praised Answer: **HOMO/VIR FORTIS LAUDANDUS EST**
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Translate the pronoun in this sentence: "Many of us love to play Certamen."
**NOSTRUM** ## Footnote B1: What use of the genitive case is found in that sentence? PARTITIVE B2: Translate the word "Certamen" in that sentence. **CERTAMEN**
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For the verb **conor**, give the 3rd person singular present indicative.
**CONĀTUR** ## Footnote B1: Change **conātur** to the perfect tense. **CONĀTUS EST** B2: Change **conātus est** to the subjunctive. **CONĀTUS SIT**
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For the verb **eō, īre**, give the 1st person plural, future indicative.
**ĪBIMUS** ## Footnote B1: Change **ībimus** to the perfect tense. **ĪIMUS / ĪVIMUS** B2: Change **īvimus** to the subjunctive. **ĪVERIMUS / ĪERIMUS**
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Translate the correct form of the verb **sum, esse** in this sentence into Latin: "We see that Marcus Aurelius is a good emperor."
**ESSE** ## Footnote B1: Translate the entire sentence. **VIDĒMUS MARCUM AURELIUM ESSE BONUM IMPERATOREM** B2: Tranlsate this sentence. **Omnēs sciunt Romulum Augustulum fuisse ultimum imperatorem.** EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS WAS THE LAST EMPEROR
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For the verb **capiō**, give the perfect passive participle.
**CAPTUS** ## Footnote B1: Change **captus** to the future. **CAPTURUS** B2: Change **captus** to the passive. **CAPIENDUS**
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Complete this analogy: **amō : amārem :: sum** : __________.
**ESSEM** ## Footnote B1: Complete this analogy: **amō : amor :: faciō** __________. **FIŌ / FACTUM** B2: Complete this analogy: **amō : amāvit :: loquor **: _______. **LOCUTUS EST**
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What is the perfect active infinitive of **moveō.**
**MOVISSE** ## Footnote B1: Change **movisse** to the passive. **MOTUM ESSE** B2: Change **motum esse** to the future passive. **MOTUM ĪRĪ**
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Give the genitive singular of the phrase **totus orbis**.
**TOTIUS ORBIS** ## Footnote B1: Change **totius orbis** to the dative. **TOTĪ ORBĪ** B2: Change **totī orbī** to the plural. **TOTĪS ORBIBUS**
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Give the comparative and superlative forms of **saepe**.
**SAEPIUS & SAEPISSIMĒ** ## Footnote B1: ...of **diū. ** **DIUTIUS & DIUTISSIMĒ** B2: ...of **magnopere.** **MAGIS & MAXIMĒ**
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Using only two words, translate the subordinate clause in this sentence into Latin: "When Cicero was consul, the Republic was in danger."
**CICERONE CONSULE** ## Footnote B1: What use of the ablative is illustrated in your answer? ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE B2: Using an ablative absolute, say in Latin: "With the man having spoken." **VIRŌ LOCUTŌ / FATŌ**
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Give the genitive gerund form of **audiō**
** AUDIENDĪ** ## Footnote B1: What grammatical form replaces the non-existent nominative gerund? PRESENT ACTIVE INFINITIVE B2: Using a gerund, say in Latin: "for the sake of listening." **AUDIENDĪ CAUSĀ / GRATIĀ**

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